When you first sign up for Medicare, you may come across many terms and abbreviations. Learning the definitions of these can help you understand Medicare better. Medicare information can be confusing.

Medicare primarily operates a fee-for-service (FFS) payment system. This means that healthcare professionals and facilities bill Medicare for each service they provide, with itemized costs ...

You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing h.cameron@newsweek.com A watchdog organization advocating for senior citizens in New York has issued a warning about a possible Medicare scam spreading ...

Some Medicare Advantage plans are offering enrollees surprising supplemental benefits to boost their health, though a new report notes that those benefits have been extended to expenses with a ...

And why not? The Trump administration had just announced an increase in payments to Medicare Advantage plans in 2026. Surely profits would likewise increase for UnitedHealth — not only the ...

Medicare provides health care for 68.5 million beneficiaries. The One Big Beautiful Bill, passed by the House and in debate in the Senate, contains several provisions that would impact Medicare ...

Aussie travellers are being urged to take their Medicare card with them when heading overseas as the "powerful little" item extends medical benefits accessible at home to some international ...

I have long been a fan of universal Medicare. While some time back I thought we could get there fairly quickly, I became a fan of incrementalist approaches as I watched even much smaller changes ...

UnitedHealthcare dealt another blow to its Medicare agents when it announced last week it will not pay commissions on Medicare prescription drug plans sold after June 1. The announcement was the ...

Medicare. Big, Beautiful Bill Medicare changes: How Trump's plan would reshape health care Medicare. Big, Beautiful Bill Summary: What's in Trump's House-passed budget proposal? Passed in the U.S ...

The Trump administration plans to expand government audits of private Medicare health plans, adding more scrutiny to an industry that’s been a profit driver for insurers. The Centers for ...

Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D cover different aspects of cancer treatment. Medicare Part B covers 80% of outpatient cancer-related services like radiation therapy and chemotherapy after a ...