Starting Medicare is an exciting step toward protecting your health, but if you have an existing medical condition, you might ...

As a senior in or approaching retirement, you may be looking at your medical care options. Original Medicare has been the traditional route seniors go through to get medical coverage. Did you know ...

The reduction in benefits is primarily driven by the need for insurers to enhance profitability amid rising costs and reduced government payments. The U.S. government has been cutting payments to ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, featuring analysis and discussion from all stakeholder perspectives with the goal of ...

Medicare is a U.S. government program providing health insurance mostly to people 65 and older. Learn more about how Medicare ...

Learn how one of the 10 Medicare supplement plans can fill the gap by paying your out-of-pocket medical expenses.

Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare Part C, is a managed care alternative to traditional Medicare coverage offered by health plans. In recent years, Medicare Advantage membership has grown ...

Hello and welcome to Health Affairs This Week. I'm your host, Jeff Beyers. We're recording on 06/12/2025. As a quick note, I know I've talked about the Insider Program a lot. We have a couple of ...

Lack of data reporting means there are unanswered questions around how supplemental benefits are utilized. Supplemental benefits are a significant differentiator between Medicare Advantage (MA) and ...

If you’re living with a chronic condition, you may qualify for special benefits under some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans. Because Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans are run by private insurers, ...

Recent trends indicate a strategic shift in MAO’s approach to supplemental benefits, focusing on benefits targeted toward aging in place to address potential adjustments to the changing needs and ...

Inflation continues to affect Social Security and Medicare benefits — and many retirees are already having to make new plans ...