Medicare spending reached $744 billion in 2022, up from $200 billion in 2000, representing an average annual growth rate of 6.3%, according to a recent KFF report. “Growth in total Medicare spending ...

Open enrollment for Medicare goes from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year, when Medicare beneficiaries choose their coverage for the next plan year. As Medicare enrollees contemplate their choices for 2022, ...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay ...

Enrollment in MA plans linked to health systems increased by 54.1 percent, from 2.6 million in 2016 (the first year of our data) to 4.0 million in 2022. During the same period, MA enrollment in plans ...

MFA is a leading data aggregator and publisher providing health plan market data and analysis tools for the healthcare industry. Committed to simplifying analysis of health insurance business, our ...

Medicare Advantage insurers fully or partially denied 7.4% of prior authorization requests in 2022, an increase compared to the previous three years, according to an analysis by health policy research ...

The Trump administration tapped a Biden-era rule to negotiate lower prices on 15 widely used medications for seniors.

In 2026, there are fewer prescription drug plans in Medicare Part D and higher premiums, even when offset by a ...