Medicare

Consistent benefits despite the Covid pandemic has pushed public optimism in the programs to record highs, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

A provision in the latest Covid stimulus package nixes people’s monthly COBRA premiums. Health care advocates worry people will miss out on the relief though.

While the benefits included in Medigap plans are standardized across most states, premiums can vary widely among insurance companies and locations.

It’s worth making sure health services away from home would be covered by your Medicare plan before you take off.

Bernie Sanders wants to allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices, in order to expand health-care coverage to more Americans.

Whether health services will be covered by your plan depends partly on your destination, as well the specifics of your coverage.

Medicare beneficiaries who want to switch to a different Advantage Plan or drop it altogether can do so through the end of March.

A $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill backed by Democrats may cause automatic cuts in certain programs like Medicare to control federal deficits.

During a window that opened Jan. 1 and closes March 31, anyone who missed their Medicare enrollment period can sign up for coverage.

The Trump administration will be unable to get the discount cards out to beneficiaries.

If your Advantage Plan is not a good fit for 2021, a window of opportunity to switch or ditch it runs through the end of March.

While a new price transparency rule is aimed at helping consumers shop around for services, it isn’t without challenges.

Certain costs can change yearly and affect your premiums and cost-sharing. While the upward adjustments may not involve huge dollar amounts, they can add up.

A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare’s costs suffered has a legal setback that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office

If you discover you don’t like your Advantage Plan, there’s as a three-month window at the beginning of the year when you can switch to another or drop it.

A big hurdle was cleared Monday in President Trump’s push to send $200 payment cards to Medicare beneficiaries to help with prescription drug costs.

The potential cost of treatment would depend at least partly on the severity of the illness as well as a beneficiary’s specific coverage.

President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have agendas that differ drastically in terms of how they would affect Americans’ wallets.

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period ends Dec. 7, which means you have a week left to check whether there’s a better coverage option for 2021.

Whether you’re shopping for an Advantage Plan or switching from one to another, here are some things to watch for.