Having health insurance that meets our unique needs and supports our lifestyles becomes even more important as we age.

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WASHINGTON − The Biden administration wants to make changes to private Medicare insurance plans that officials say will help seniors find plans that best suit their needs, promote access to behavioral ...

Medicare costs are climbing in 2026, raising questions about whether supplemental coverage makes financial sense.

My wife and I have been covered by traditional Medicare since we each turned 65. In addition, we have had a secondary insurance plan that was heavily subsidized by my wife’s former employer. Similar ...

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. Medicare is in trouble, and ...

The Medicare program's chief actuary told lawmakers yesterday he gave analyses last June to the White House and the president's budget office -- which were not shared with Congress -- predicting that ...

When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill establishing Medicare in 1965, he explained that it was part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s legacy of government support for those who need it most, the ...