Knowing how Medicare is evolving and which benefits you can rely on will help you focus on whether Original Medicare or a particular Medicare Advantage plan will serve you best. Medical costs are ...

Medicare's proposed doctor fee schedule for next year includes a base rate hike of 2.5 percent. However, its efficiency ...

You'll receive your "Welcome to Medicare" packet through the mail either just before or just after you become eligible. Read more.

Medicare, a vital healthcare program for older Americans, faces unprecedented changes under the 'One Big Beautiful Bill.' ...

Medicare is delaying a Biden-era rule that would have made Medicare Advantage plans notify members about their unused ...

A new Medicare program is bringing dementia care to homes, and a Norfolk couple are leading the way. Norfolk residents Jeremy and Kristin Starkel are pioneering a new Medicare program that provides ...

On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2026 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which in pertinent part proposes several changes ...

Social Security payments for September are starting to hit recipients' bank accounts, with the Labor Day holiday causing Supplemental Security Income checks to be sent out sooner than usual. Social ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

The season will begin with the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants playing at Oracle Park on March 25, followed by a full 14-game slate the following day. This is the time of year when fanbases ...

Federal Medicare overseers were poised this year to require Medicare Advantage insurers to send personalized mid-year reminders to enrollees who have not used the supplemental benefits included in ...

While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) can send several notices regarding Medicare, it does not send a benefits verification letter. That said, the Social Security Administration ...