Medicare Planning
Medicare planning news and analysis, including coverage of the Medicare Advantage program, Medicare supplement insurance, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly plans.
Senators Eye Medicare Cuts to Pay for Trump Tax Bill
By Rachel Cohrs Zhang and Steven T. DennisSome are looking to trim payments to health insurers that run Medicare Advantage plans.
May 20, 2025
Retirees Are Stressed, but Few Are ‘Living the Nightmare’The cohort's already-high level of stress has worsened this year, according to a Schroders survey.
May 15, 2025
UnitedHealth Sinks as Report of Criminal Probe Adds to WoesThe company said it had not received notice of any investigation.
May 15, 2025
Medicare Plan Market Could Face More Disruption in 2026: Web BrokerGoHealth's CEO thinks people with coverage that stayed about the same should expect change.
May 13, 2025
UnitedHealth CEO Change Means Higher 2026 Medicare Advantage PricesJohn Rex, the chief financial officer, had sobering comments about health care claims.
May 12, 2025
House Tax Panel Releases Partial Version of Trump BillMany proposals that Republicans have been discussing recently, like a tax hike for millionaires, are absent from the bill.
May 02, 2025
What Medicare Offers For Home Health CareSuddenly, some clients will learn about how the program sees "custodial care."
April 17, 2025
UnitedHealth to Ask for Higher 2026 PricesMedicare Advantage enrollees' use of care increased twice as fast as the insurance company had expected.