Delaying Medicare enrollment. What to know

Dear Liz: When my husband was approaching 65, he was employed and covered by a high deductible healthcare plan (HDHP) with a health savings account by his employer. Neither his employer nor our local Social Security office had concrete advice on how to …

More retirees struggle with debt amid bills not covered by Medicare

Connie Morton’s husband died last November. The cause: complications from Parkinson’s disease, which he had been living with for 18 years. “During that time, there were multiple medical costs not covered by Medicare,” the Colonial Beach, Va., resident told …

Worried About Medicare Costs in Retirement? 3 Ways to Shrink Them.

Once you retire, a good number of your expenses are likely to decrease. You might spend less on housing if your mortgage is paid off. And if you're not commuting to work every day, your transportation costs should shrink. But if there's one expense …

Gov. Hobbs visits Sunset Health, addresses potential cuts to Medicare

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs visited Sunset Community Health’s North Campus on Friday, meeting with representatives and patients. Hobbs was in town to formally install Yuma’s Maria Elena Cruz, a judge the governor recently appointed to the Arizona Supreme …

New Walmart online tools aim to help shoppers with Medicare Advantage

Walmart adds tools to maximize benefits Walmart Inc. now has two online tools to help Medicare Advantage members use more of their supplemental health benefits. Walmart said Thursday that for the the first time in retail, some customers can easily identify …

Ciscomani Bill Would Increase Transparency in Medicare Billing Codes

(Photo by Alex Proimos/Creative Commons) Congressman Juan Ciscomani has reintroduced legislation, the Oversight of Medicare Billing Code Cost Act (H.R. 3580), which will increase transparency with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS) billing …

Former Annapolis man indicted for defrauding Medicare, private air club customers

Annapolis Native charged in $20M Medicare, Jet Fraud schemes

BALTIMORE — A federal grand jury in Maryland indicted Patrick Britton-Harr, 41, of Charleston, South Carolina, and formerly of Annapolis, Maryland, on May 28, 2025, for orchestrating two fraud schemes targeting Medicare and customers of his private jet …

In brief: Possible Medicare cut, Walmart MA initiative, BraunAbility testimony

WASHINGTON – Legislation passed May 22 by the House of Representatives contains provisions that could impact home medical equipment, including a possible 4% cut in Medicare reimbursement, says AAHomecare.  The association’s analysis of the 1,116-page bill …

Veteran Philly Journalist A.D. Amorosi Pleads Guilty in Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme

News The scheme centered around Broad Street Family Pharmacy in South Philadelphia. Left: Philadelphia journalist A.D. Amorosi, who just pleaded guilty in a pharmacy fraud scheme. (Photo courtesy A.D. Amorosi.) Right: The South Philadelphia pharmacy that …