Medicare open enrollment period arrives with rising costs, new rules for 2026

Older Americans enrolling or reenrolling in Medicare this fall will face an evolving landscape shaped by rising health care costs, fewer plan options, and new federal rules set to take effect in 2026.
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CBO: Medicare, Medicaid Costs to More Than Double Through 2022

Medicare and Medicaid costs are expected to more than double between fiscal year 2012 and FY 2022, according to a March budget report from the Congressional Budget Office. The budget projections, ...
Health Affairs

Changes In Clinicians’ Participation Across Medicare Value-Based Payment Models, 2017–22

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to transition all traditional Medicare beneficiaries from standard fee-for-service arrangements to accountable care relationships in ...
Wall Street Journal

Humana to Back Curbs to Medicare Advantage Billing Practices

Humana HUM10.56%increase; green up pointing triangle, the second-biggest Medicare insurer, has told congressional staffers that it will support moves that would curtail billing practices worth ...
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Medicare ASCs continue to boom

The number of ASCs treating Medicare beneficiaries continued to rise in 2023, with an increasing volume of procedures and spending, according to the latest report from the Medicare Payment Advisory ...