For the 63 million Americans who receive Medicare benefits, challenges that significantly affect their mental well-being continue to rise. Projections show the number of Medicare beneficiaries will ...

Medicare spending reached $744 billion in 2022, up from $200 billion in 2000, representing an average annual growth rate of 6.3%, according to a recent KFF report. “Growth in total Medicare spending ...

More than 28 million people are in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan in 2022, with the program accounting for nearly half of all Medicare beneficiaries, a new analysis finds. The analysis, released ...

Medicare Advantage enrollment has been on a steady climb for the past two decades following changes in policy designed to encourage a robust role for private plan options in Medicare. After a period ...

Medicare Advantage’s popularity is associated with lower total Medicare spending, a new report from Elevance Health finds. Medicare spending was $431 billion less from 2010 to 2020 than the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers predicted MCI, dementia and any cognitive impairment based on age, sex, race/ethnicity and dual ...

Americans are living longer than they did in 1965, when Medicare was established. Back then, average U.S. life expectancy was about 70; today it’s about 77 and a half—down slightly from a pre-pandemic ...

Medication adherence is not the only area to focus on for older adults who have Medicare coverage. Optimizing treatment and medication access are also important. For any health plan, keeping members ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront major series, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The series features analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DermaSensor Inc., a health technology company equipping primary care physicians (PCPs) with a non-invasive device for use in evaluation of suspicious skin lesions, presented to ...

$4.4 billion in annual spending goes toward tests and procedures offering little to no benefit to older adults Five services alone account for nearly $2.6 billion in potential savings if eliminated ...