Medicare

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

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

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.

While states are still working on their vaccine distribution plans, it’s possible that not all people in the 65-and-older crowd will be prioritized.

If you’re eyeing a Medigap plan, be sure you understand the different coverages and costs of these policies.

Retirees who are strategic about where they hold certain investments and how they withdraw money from those accounts can save a bundle on taxes.

Starting Sunday, millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage

Federal health officials are issuing insurance coverage rules designed to deliver on the promise that every American will have access to free COVID-19 vaccines when they are approved.

Whoever ends up in the White House in 2021 will need to address the looming insolvency for the trust fund that supports Medicare Part A, experts say.