Medicare spending reached $744 billion in 2022, up from $200 billion in 2000, representing an average annual growth rate of 6.3%, according to a recent KFF report. “Growth in total Medicare spending ...

Open enrollment for Medicare goes from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year, when Medicare beneficiaries choose their coverage for the next plan year. As Medicare enrollees contemplate their choices… Open ...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay ...

The Medicare Shared Savings Program generated $1.8 billion in savings for Medicare in 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday. This is the sixth year in a row ...

Compared to publicly traded company-owned and other for-profit hospices, private equity (PE)-owned hospices reported the highest profits and lowest spending on direct patient care and nonsalary ...

This is also happening as Social Security benefits are expected to soar. There are other changes to Medicare that will result in fatter Social Security checks for retirees in 2023. After a record ...

The Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to spending targets for that year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced. This represents the ...

Prices paid to hospitals by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services in 2022 averaged 254% of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states ...

Retirees who have low incomes should look into Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). These programs, funded by Medicaid, help ...