Medicare Advantage plans typically cover medical expenses incurred near where you live as well as emergency or urgent care nationwide. But some also provide benefits when traveling domestically or pay ...

Medicare can be complex—this guide simplifies its parts and coverage to help you make informed healthcare choices.

(THE CONVERSATION) Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare – is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 ...

Compared with traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans are, on average, paid more by the taxpayer-funded Medicare system for covering each enrollee. Advantage plans also have more flexibility to ...

Medicare physician pay should be increased yearly, with the increase based on the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), a measure of ...

People enrolled in traditional Medicare can also purchase supplemental coverage from a private ... They also found plans that cost more had lower mortality rates, but plans that had higher federal ...

A new study reveals that Medigap protection laws significantly affect Medicare plan choices for older adults diagnosed with cancer. Patients in certain states were far more likely to switch from ...

U.S. Senate considering cuts to public health programs rural hospitals depend on to care for aging, sick rural residents.

While many MA beneficiaries appreciate the flexibility of choosing their own support, others face barriers like limited card ...

More than half of older Americans now get their Medicare coverage through an insurance company's Medicare Advantage plan.

More than half of older Americans now get their Medicare coverage through an insurance company's Medicare Advantage (MA) plan ...