Federal Medicare overseers were poised this year to require Medicare Advantage insurers to send personalized mid-year reminders to enrollees who have not used the supplemental benefits included in ...

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 ...

Additional progress with traditional Medicare claim approvals has accelerated timelines to payment in 2025 MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lifeward Ltd ...

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

A month ago, SCAN Health Plan revealed it would enter a new state with its Medicare Advantage (MA) coverage offerings. Now, the not-for-profit insurer is offering a more detailed look at its slate of ...

Medicare’s drug benefit, known as Part D, will see major changes next year as part of a broader push to help the 50 million-plus Americans enrolled in the program manage the cost of medicines. It’s ...

Several major health systems are dropping Medicare Advantage plans in the new year. The hospitals are ending their acceptance ...

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 ...

A report detailing flaws with the "extra benefits" Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offer generated passionate debate Thursday during a meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), with ...

I’ve written before about the benefits of Medicare Advantage plans, which can include dental and vision coverage, as well as nice perks like gym memberships that I’ve used. But it turns out the plans ...