The new year will bring more bad news for Americans with traditional Medicare health insurance — but good news for those on ...

The U.S. government on Friday announced pilot programs to start in 2026 and 2027 that are aimed at reducing out-of-pocket ...

The Medicare Innovation Center has proposed two drug pricing models that would lower the cost of certain drugs to reflect international prices, which are often significantly lower than wh | CMS' ...

A pair of pilot programs recently introduced by CMS aims to reduce Medicare spending on prescription drugs as well as ...

CMS has proposed two new models aimed at curbing Medicare drug spending by linking payments to international benchmarks. The proposals — GUARD for Part D drugs and GLOBE for Part B — are the latest in ...

Medicare Part B is funded through taxes deposited into trust funds, beneficiary monthly premiums, and additional funds approved through Congress. Medicare is the federal healthcare program for adults ...

The Trump administration has issued new draft guidance for the third cycle of Medicare drug price negotiations. The proposals seek to boost transparency in the program and put a focus on negotiating ...

Medicare coverage for people 65+ comes in four parts: Part A (care in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospice and at home; Part B (doctor’s bills, outpatient care, medical equipment, preventive ...

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If you’re enrolled in Medicare, you know that the cost has been hitting your wallet harder lately. But the program’s rapidly rising premiums and out-of-pocket charges came into sharp relief last week ...

Big changes have come to Medicare’s prescription drug coverage, known as Part D, in 2026 that could affect how you pay for ...