Medicare's open enrollment period runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 every year. This gives you a prime opportunity to make changes to your coverage. Switching plans could save you money and give you ...

Making decisions on whether to enroll in Medicare for many federal retirees could depend on how it interacts with existing ...

Medicare doesn’t cover nonmedical long-term care. This is why purchasing a policy to help with a long-term need becomes ...

Medicare open enrollment starts on October 15 and ends on December 7. Here's what to sign up for and what to avoid.

Medicare doesn’t provide coverage for routine dental visits, teeth cleanings, fillings, dentures, or most tooth extractions.

The Medicare Inpatient Only (IPO) list details the procedures that Medicare will cover in an inpatient setting. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases the IPO list each year. The ...

Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a draft National Coverage Determination (NCD) proposing that monoclonal antibodies directed against amyloid for the treatment of ...

Viewed in a vacuum, no other program in the U.S. healthcare system has been as influential during the past 50 years than Medicare. Medicare has mostly done what President Lyndon B. Johnson and other ...

This is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

Medicare Part A may cover short-term skilled nursing care in a nursing home if specific requirements are met, such as a qualifying hospital stay and the need for daily skilled nursing care. Medicare ...

The big tax, climate, and health bill that Congress could pass as soon as Friday could substantially lower drug costs for millions of Medicare enrollees. But older adults may not feel much of its ...