Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) is an alternative coverage option to Original Medicare that is provided by private insurance companies. Original Medicare consists of Part A and Part B.

Medicare Advantage plans are required to cover everything that Original Medicare does; however, they can — and often do — ...

Republicans in Congress have made a lot of noise about eliminating “waste and fraud” in federal health-care spending. If they ...

CMS announces 5.06% Medicare Advantage rate hike for 2026, boosting health insurer stocks and raising taxpayer costs.

If an individual qualifies for Medicare, they can choose between Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare, and which is best may depend on a person’s specific healthcare needs. Out-of-pocket ...

A study published in JAMA Network Open reveals significant differences in health status and demographics among dual-eligible ...

making the cost difference between Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare greater. Not everyone can afford to pay Medicare premiums, including those for Medicare Advantage. People with a limited ...

Significant coding differences between Medicare Advantage plans and traditional Medicare were evident in diagnostic categories such as vascular disease, major depressive disorder and diabetes with ...

An analysis of differential coding patterns between Medicare Advantage (MA ... The analysis found that because of coding differences, the average MA risk score in 2021 was 0.19 higher than ...

Medicare Advantage plans received an extra $33 billion in revenue from the feds in 2021 due to coding differences in billing ... New study reaffirms strong link between hearing loss, dementia ...