Walmart now lets Medicare Advantage members link OTC benefits to their account, making it easier to save on health essentials ...

The US health care system is already larded with bureaucracy; administrative costs account for nearly a third of total health ...

The expansion of Medicaid in 2014 allowed states to offer Medicaid to adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, $21,597 for an individual in 2025. The District of Columbia ...

Patient advocates say they frequently hear from people who thought they didn’t need to sign up for Medicare upon turning 65 ...

If people in these groups don't sign up for Medicare when they become eligible, they can find themselves responsible for all their medical bills for years. (They may also owe a penalty for late ...

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When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. It also covered related ...

Some Hoosiers could be kicked off Medicaid if President Donald Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passes in its current form, as the state grapples with the revenue cuts that would come with ...

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

I turn 65 in November and need my Medicare and Part D plan to begin Nov. 1. How does Medicare’s fall enrollment period affect me, since I will be applying for Medicare this fall?

Hi Devon: Don't stress yourself about the Medicare Open Enrollment (OEP), aka Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), that begins Oct. 15, because you will be in your Medicare Initial Enrollment Period (IEP).