(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 ...

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report (PDF) estimates the government will pay MA plans about $86 billion ...

Taxpayers will send an estimated $86 billion to Medicare Advantage insurers this year to pay for supplemental benefits for ...

"I would say the commission does track opt-out rates as best we can with the data ... MedPAC found that this year, Medicare paid Medicare Advantage plans approximately $86 billion to provide ...

The Republican-backed "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" has made a lot of headlines in recent weeks. The bill, intended to deliver ...

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 ...

If you’re over 65 and planning a summer vacation, there’s something far more important than remembering to pack sunscreen.

Medicare Advantage will see major changes starting in 2025, cutting drug costs and expanding services—key info for ...

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