Medicare Advantage is heading into 2026 with a slimmer menu of perks and a tighter definition of what counts as medical care.

As 2026 begins, significant changes are rolling out for Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. These alternatives to traditional Medicare, offered by private insurers but ...

The amount of money you pay for Medicare coverage depends on the plan you choose. There's no universal Medicare Advantage ...

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

Use them or lose them: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just proposed vacating a rule that would have alerted beneficiaries about their unused benefits Three in 10 Medicare Advantage ...

AARP says Medicare’s new drug price negotiations could save seniors billions of dollars each year Average price cuts across ...

Medicare enters 2026 with some of the strongest preventive benefits ever offered, giving older adults powerful tools to stay ...

Medicare Part A is the hospital insurance component of original Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed for adults ages 65 and older and some younger people who have ...

Medicare is changing in 2026. Learn about the new Part D drug cap, insulin price locks, Part B shifts, the WISeR pilot ...

Your Medicare Benefit Period begins when you enter a hospital or skilled nursing facility and ends when you've been out for 60 days. The Medicare Benefit Period is the timeframe used to calculate your ...

A benefit period begins when a person is admitted for an inpatient stay and ends when they have not received any inpatient care for 60 days. An individual’s costs depend on how long they are in the ...