Medicare is supposed to fund health-care services for elderly and disabled Americans. But poorly structured payments for Medicare Advantage—a program that pays private insurers to manage seniors’ ...

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.

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes ... said that there’s no medical justification for federal spending on skin substitutes. “It’s really a shame,” she said.

Due to current legislation regarding weight loss drugs, Medicare Part D or Part C plans with drug coverage may only cover Zepbound for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, the Centers ...

You can reach Bob on Signal at bobjherman.09. Medicare’s financial future unexpectedly got a lot rosier, at least according to some federal budget wonks. The Congressional Budget Office ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday rejected a Biden administration proposal to expand Medicare coverage of weight-loss drugs such as Eli Lilly's Zepbound and Novo Nordisk's ...

Victoria Shier receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private ...

Wyoming is the state with the highest average monthly premium cost for Medicare Advantage in 2025, according to the information website medicareadvantage.com. Florida has the cheapest average ...

Jasmine Laws is a US News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, but she also writes about U.S. politics ...

Medicare announced Friday that it has selected 15 drugs, including the hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy, used for diabetes and weight loss, as well as some blockbuster cancer ...

Myles has a bachelor's degree from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Medicare is one of the most significant parts of federal government spending, so it is no surprise that Project 2025 ...