Social Security’s COLA bump may not offset what’s coming
With the Social Security Administration’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment announcement just weeks away, retirees are entering the last stretch…
Latest phishing scam targets Medicare patients, University Health warns
SAN ANTONIO – Local healthcare officials are sounding the alarm about an email and text scam targeting Medicare…
Costco launching Medicare Advantage plans with SCAN Group
Costco Wholesale Corporation and nonprofit insurer SCAN Group announced a partnership on Tuesday to sell Costco-branded Medicare plans,…
COLUMN: Trial will offer Medicare recipients GLP-1 drugs without diagnosis
If you have eight friends, chances are good that at least one of them is currently taking a…
What Medicare incentives for AI-based devices mean for tech companies — and hospitals
Katie covers the impact of health technology on patients, clinicians, and businesses. Her stories explore the price tag…
Trump, Medicaid and LGBTQ+ rights: He calls them ‘barbaric surgeries,’ critics say he’s ‘terrorizing trans youth’
President Donald Trump’s administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender…
Medicare’s paying less for cataract surgery. Eye doctors are turning to moneymaking lasers.
Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian in New York, was thrilled with the results of her cataract surgeries, which…
Healthcare is often pushed aside by homeless people struggling to survive. This service aims to change that
For the team behind Street Side Medics, the service comes down to an “exceptionally simple idea”. Founder Daniel…
Amazon Is Bringing the Weight-Loss Drug Race to Medicare
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN, Financials), the e-commerce and cloud-computing company, is expanding its…
Retiree With $1.2 Million Discovers Roth Conversion Doubled His First Medicare Premium
Quick Read Medicare’s IRMAA surcharge uses income from two years prior, so a Roth conversion at 63 directly…
Living near a dry cleaner may come with an unexpected Parkinson’s disease link
A nationwide Medicare study found a clear distance-response pattern between residential proximity to dry cleaners and Parkinson’s disease,…
A Medicare Drug Subsidy Is Ending—Here’s What Patients Should Know
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, who called the expiring Part D premium subsidy a “bailout” for insurers, says most…