The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said this is the highest share of accountable care organizations that earned payments as well as the largest amount of savings generated in the program ...

A traditional Medicare out-of-pocket (OOP) cap could reduce beneficiaries’ costs but increase annual federal spending by $39 billion to $96 billion.

To receive Medicare benefits, eligible people select either traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage (MA)—options that differ markedly in cost, benefits, financial arrangements, and who pays ...

This brief was updated on May 11, 2026 to reflect changes in the Trump administration’s plans for implementation of the BALANCE Model in Medicare and an extension of the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program ...

Physician participation in Medicare increased by 6.3% from 2013 to 2023, despite high burnout rates during the pandemic. Burnout rates have declined to pre-pandemic levels, with 43.2% of physicians ...

The hospital wage index standardizes Medicare hospital payments for labor cost differences, paying otherwise equivalent hospitals more when they operate in areas with higher labor costs than in areas ...

Medicare says average stand-alone Part D premiums to rise slightly next year and Medicare Advantage rates to fall.

Berkeley Research Group's PhRMA-backed report is the latest salvo in drugmakers' bid to persuade policymakers that the decades-old 340B drug subsidy program is in need of reform—and notably comes at a ...

Medicare Advantage or Part C is an integrated (medical and pharmacy benefit) private insurance plan that beneficiaries can choose instead of traditional Medicare. Privately run Medicare Advantage ...

Since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the federal government has played a central role in providing support to older adults and people with low incomes, with health insurance coverage ...