Breakups between health systems and Medicare Advantage plans have increased. Sometimes, patients get to leave plans, too

Study: Medicare cuts could cost Iowa 33,000 jobs and $865M in economic activity

A report from a private, independent research firm devoted to healthcare issues details what will happen in Iowa — and to Iowans — if Congress moves ahead with a plan to enact deep cuts to Medicaid. Rachel Nuzum, senior vice president of policy at the …

What do dentists think about dental being covered by Medicare?

A new survey of dentists has revealed that there is significant support for dental to be included in Medicare, in this edition of The Conversation Hour we explore the report findings and look at just how much people are falling behind with their dental …

Easter song and Medicare on the horizon

I love Easter, the remembrance of Christ’s death and resurrection. To me, it’s way better than Christmas. And this year, the advent of it seemed sweeter than ever. The trees and flowers (as well as the pollen) have bodaciously sprung forth. The bluebirds …

Why Trump's new executive order could have huge implications for Medicare drug prices?

Actualizado 23/04/2025 - 09:50 CDT After months of tension between Washington and Big Pharma, President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that could reshape howMedicarenegotiates drug prices - and change how much Americans pay for their …

Toni King | Rules for enrolling in Medicare when self-employed are confusing

Dear Toni: I am self-employed with an individual health plan and confused about enrolling in Medicare when I turn 65 in July. I cannot find the answer to my situation in the Medicare & You handbook. A business associate who is also self-employed …

U.S. cancer deaths still declining; NJ marketers sentenced in $127M Medicare kickback scheme; middle-aged Americans ...

U.S. cancer death rates still on the decline — even through the pandemic Cancer death rates in the U.S. declined steadily from 2001 to 2022 across men, women and children, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer from the …

Rules for enrolling in Medicare when self-employed are confusing

I am self-employed with an individual health plan and confused about enrolling in Medicare when I turn 65 in July. I cannot find the answer to my situation in the Medicare & You handbook. A business associate who is also self-employed delayed his Part …

Medicare Advantage state of play

Driving The Day MIXED SIGNALS — Uncertainty lingers for the Medicare Advantage industry as two of the nation’s top insurers on Thursday painted different pictures of the program’s financial stability. UnitedHealth Group, the largest insurer and typically a …

Amid Dutton’s messy decline in the polls, is Albanese on the verge of becoming the John Howard of his era?

Anthony Albanese will hate this column, but if, as is becoming increasingly likely, he returns to government over the weekend, he will not just be our most successful prime minister since John Howard, but the one who most resembles him. Look, I’m not …