On September 11, 2023, the FDA approved and authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended…
The annual blitz of ads for Medicare Advantage plans has become a rite of fall, as health insurers, brokers and other third parties seek to court enrollees for these private…
Executive Summary Medicare is the federal health insurance program that covers over 65 million adults 65 and older and younger adults with long-term disabilities. Medicare is a very popular program,…
Executive Summary Most of the 65 million beneficiaries who receive health insurance coverage through the federal Medicare program are enrolled in some form of private plan. In 2023, 31 million…
Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people ages 65 and over and people under age 65 with long-term disabilities. The program helps to pay for many medical care…
Medicare provides health insurance coverage to 65 million adults–nearly 20% of the U.S population—and is a major source of revenue for providers, including physicians and other clinicians. In 2022, Medicare…
Medicare Advantage enrollment has grown rapidly in recent years, and in 2023, more than half (51%) of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries are in a Medicare Advantage plan. Most Medicare Advantage…
With the Biden administration’s recent announcement of the first 10 drugs to be negotiated for Medicare as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), an array of legal challenges from…
Medicare provides health insurance coverage to 65 million people in the U.S., including 57 million older adults and nearly 8 million younger adults with disabilities. Coverage of Medicare benefits is…
People with Medicare have the option of receiving their Medicare benefits through the traditional Medicare program administered by the federal government or through a private Medicare Advantage plan, such as…
