Medicare Advantage 2026 Payment Increase: How much will be the higher-than-expected rate hike?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has concluded its three-year adjustment to Medicare Advantage payment rates with a larger-than-expected increase. The agency aims to narrow the gap between rising treatment costs and government …

Labor’s latest election ‘pitch’ is once again ‘Medicare, Medicare, Medicare’

Sky News Senior Political Reporter Trudy McIntosh discusses Labor’s latest “pitch” to voters in the election campaign which is turning out to be “Medicare” once again. “The latest pitch, Medicare, Medicare, Medicare, that is how this campaign started, and …

Albanese promises new Medicare services

'Life isn't 9-5': Labor pledges $204m for Medicare overhaul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $204 million pledge to introduce around-the-clock healthcare. Speaking during a campaign rally in Sydney with under a week to go before Australians hit the polls on May 3, the PM delivered his latest Medicare …

'Life isn't 9-5': Labor pledges $204m for Medicare overhaul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $204 million pledge to introduce around-the-clock healthcare. Speaking during a campaign rally in Sydney with under a week to go before Australians hit the polls on May 3, the PM delivered his latest Medicare …

Delaware Senior Medicare Patrol staff concerned about federal funding cuts

Delaware’s Senior Medicare Patrol helps residents detect fraud and mistakes, but staff aren’t sure the program will be protected under the Trump administration. The SMP is funded by a federal grant, which covers staff salaries, promotional items, and …

Anthony Albanese pledges $204m towards Medicare hotline

Labor is doubling down on health, promising Australians will have access to free, after-hours telehealth services if re-elected. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is planning on rebranding Healthdirect to ‘1800 MEDICARE’. The helpline aims to relieve …

Albanese splashes $205 million to establish 1800-Medicare

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to invest $204.5 million to create a national 1800-Medicare hotline should his government be re-elected on May 3.  The new hotline will expand the existing state telehealth services into a national platform under …

Dutton embarks on 28 seat blitz as Albanese doubles down on Medicare

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will embark on a 28-seat blitz in the final week of the federal election campaign, in a high-energy, last-ditch push into Labor seats he needs to win to form government. Dutton will begin the week with a campaign rally in …

Former York pain clinic owner sentenced for Medicare…

The former owner of a group of clinics known as Pain Medicine of York LLC was sentenced to 3½ years in prison Thursday, April 24, for defrauding Medicare and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.  Rodney …