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Trump Weighs Extending ACA Subsidies as White House Drafts New Plan
The White House is circulating a draft plan that would extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for two more years and make several changes to how consumers qualify for and pay...
Medicare premium hike will cut into 2026 Social Security checks
“That’s the second-highest Part B premium increase in program history,” Mary Johnson, a Social Security and Medicare policy analyst, told Yahoo Finance. It hits just as seniors...
Why Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Ending in 2026 (and What You Can Do to Help Enrollees)
Medicare Advantage enrollment continues to surge, with projections showing two-thirds of beneficiaries enrolled by 2034. However, the landscape is undergoing significant shifts...
States warn payers not to restrict Medicare Advantage access
State insurance regulators are issuing warnings around what they describe as unfair practices by Medicare Advantage insurers to restrict enrollment. Amid rising costs and...
2026 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
The Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible that beneficiaries pay if admitted to the hospital will be $1,736 in 2026, an increase of $60 from $1,676 in 2025. Part A...
Forecasting the Future Health Insurance Impacts of the Big, Beautiful Bill
The recently signed “One Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) is already making waves across the country, especially among Medicaid and ACA enrollees. Most headlines have focused on the...
Dems accept shutdown deal without ACA guarantee
Enough Senate Democrats are poised to accept a deal to reopen the government without a concrete agreement to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies — but with the promise of a...
Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Acting Now, Not Waiting on Policy
Wellcare, a company offering a comprehensive range of Medicare products and the Medicare brand of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), will offer Medicare Advantage (MA) to over 51...
Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Acting Now, Not Waiting on Policy
More than 10 million Medicare beneficiaries live in rural communities — nearly one in five enrollees. These individuals tend to be older, sicker, and poorer than their urban...
Medicare finalizes controversial cut to specialty care next year
Medicare has locked in a controversial pay cut for specialty doctors next year, normalizing reimbursement between specialists and primary care doctors and curbing the influence...