News: Medicare

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Monday, October 26, 2026

CMS Sends One-Time $90 Part B Premium Rebate to About 20.8 Million Medicare Enrollees

CMS is sending a one-time $90 Part B premium rebate to about 20.8 million people in Original Medicare. Medicare Advantage enrollees,...

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Monday, October 19, 2026

Medicare Savings Programs Can Pay the Part B Premium. Advocates Say Too Few People Use Them

Medicare Savings Programs can pay the Part B premium for people with limited income, and the most generous one also covers...

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Monday, October 19, 2026

Medicare’s Drug Cap Rises to $2,400 in 2027. Here’s How the Monthly Payment Option Works

In 2027, the most anyone in a Part D plan pays out of pocket for covered drugs is $2,400, up from...

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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Thursday: What’s Changing in 2027 Drug Coverage and Advantage Plans

Medicare Open Enrollment begins Thursday, October 15, with a higher Part D spending cap, a lower projected average Medicare Advantage premium,...

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

That Medicare Letter You Received Could Affect Your 2027 Coverage — Here's What to Look For

Medicare beneficiaries should review their Annual Notice of Change before Open Enrollment begins October 15. Changes to premiums, prescription drug coverage,...

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Military Veterans, the VA, Medicare, and Social Security

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Military Veterans, the VA, Medicare, and Social Security

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t personally know, or is related to, a veteran of the U.S. Military. By some...

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

2027 Medicare Advantage Premiums Are Expected to Drop — Here’s What Beneficiaries Should Know

CMS says average Medicare Advantage premiums are expected to decline in 2027, but individual plans can still change costs, benefits, drug...

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Thursday, September 3, 2026

Medicare Ending a Premium Support Program a Year Early — Here’s What That Means for Your 2027 Drug Costs

(Source: CMS.gov, KFF, Center for Medicare Advocacy) Medicare is winding down a program that’s been quietly helping keep prescription drug

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Monday, August 31, 2026

Medicare Telehealth Coverage Is Secure Through 2027 — Here’s What That Means for You

(Source: KFF, Medical Economics, Telehealth.HHS.gov, Center for Medicare Advocacy) After a bumpy stretch of expiring deadlines and last-minute extensions, Medicare’s

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