The Trump administration has established a pilot program to expand prior authorization requirements within traditional Medicare, one of the most significant shifts in how the system processes medical ...

Democrat lawmakers have raised concerns that prior authorization practices could "limit access to life-saving care." ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will use AI to help make prior authorization decisions via the new ...

Traditional Medicare will face greater use of prior authorizations under a pilot program by the Centers for Medicare & ...

There are two main ways to get coverage: either through original Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Open enrollment for traditional Medicare is Oct. 15 though Dec. 7. For people who have a Medicare ...

Insurers will take drug costs, frequency of use and other factors into account as they set premium amounts for the 2026 plan ...

Medicare beneficiaries are facing significant cost increases in 2026, with Part B premiums and deductibles seeing the largest ...

Traditional Medicare is a public insurance trust that pays private health care providers, using money collected through payroll taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Each month, ...

While Medicare can be a saving grace for retirees on fixed incomes, knowing the exact limitations of what the program will ...

You can help your parents enroll in the different Medicare plan either online, over the phone, or in person. Learn more.

Given the importance of Medicare, here are some changes for 2025 to know about right now. 1. Premiums and deductibles have risen Premiums and deductibles tend to increase regularly, and 2025 is no ...