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Tighter Medicare Advantage payment rates are testing two established health insurers, with CVS Health offering a safer dividend entry at 28% upside and 3% yield while Humana's 36% year-over-year decline creates a riskier but potentially stronger bounce-back opportunity if profitability stabilizes faster than the market expects.

California governor files complaint against Medicare head’s ‘baseless and racist allegations’

January is usually associated with price hikes and new fees. However, it is also the month when valuable discount programs reset their calendars. Many assistance...

The Swiss Army knife of accounts can help provide tax-free income in retirement. "Be Prepared."

Whether you are still working or planning to retire this year, understanding the 2026 late penalties for Parts A, B and D is essential for your financial health.

Everyone who’s retired or eyeing retirement remembers the day they first heard “fixed income,” pictured as a money safety net that kicks in like clockwork every month. That dependable paycheck — from Social Security, pensions, annuities, or bond interest — was supposed to be the rock in the shaky sea…

In this week's Ask the Editor Q&A, Joy Taylor answers questions on the taxation of Social Security benefits

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented prior authorization requirements for certain traditional fee-for-service Medicare services in six states starting this year. Here are the particulars.

The most dangerous person in the hospital is not a sick patient—it is the administrative auditor. While you are recovering in a hospital bed, a...

Winter is the season of isolation for seniors. When sidewalks turn into ice sheets and driving becomes hazardous, many older adults simply stop leaving the...

We often assume that once a drug goes generic or gets “negotiated” by Medicare, the price will drop forever. In 2026, the opposite is happening...