Starting in 2026, Medicare will launch two pilot programs, GLOBE and GUARD, aimed at reducing prescription drug costs for ...

Over the past two decades, Medicare has evolved into three separate programs or payment systems: fee-for-service (FFS), sometimes termed traditional Medicare; Medicare Advantage (MA); and the Medicare ...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 creates several new Medicare programs intended to improve health care quality, using “pay-for-performance” payment strategies to put ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The price of Medicare is going up starting in 2025. Next year the premium for Part B will be increasing by $10.30 per month. That’s about a 6 percent increase. And the annual ...

We’re in the Medicare open-enrollment season. I strongly advise patients signing up for Medicare to avoid Part C Medicare Advantage programs. Rather, I recommend “traditional” Medicare, with a part B ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults are opposed to proposals that would cut into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and a majority support raising taxes on the nation’s highest earners to keep ...

Medicare Savings Programs can help people with limited resources pay for some of their Medicare expenses. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...