As of April 2024, over 67 million people are enrolled in Medicare, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

As Congress contemplates next steps on budget reconciliation, the nonprofit Medicare Rights Center suggests the following actions to prevent cuts to Medic ...

Two senior agency veterans focused on policy and operations are working with DOGE to review the agency overseeing Medicare ...

Medicare provides essential health coverage for millions, but certain circumstances can lead to a loss of eligibility. With ...

You can also get Medicare regardless of your age if you have Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), kidney failure (end-stage renal disease) or if you've been on disability payments for at least two years. Age ...

Medicare does consider Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) as income. This means if you work and receive disability benefits, your Medicare premium may be higher. But if you rely solely on ...

You must be at least 61 years and 9 months, and want your benefits to start in no more than 4 months. Apply at www.ssa.gov/retirement. You can use the online application at www.ssa.gov/disability to ...

Representatives of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Angela Haupt has been a health writer and editor for more than a decade. She was previously the managing editor of health at U.S. News and World Report, where she spent 11 years covering and ...

They found that 81 percent of poor and disabled Medicare beneficiaries with RA who participated in the MRDD program had enrolled in Part D plans by July 2006. Compared with stand-alone Part D ...