Below is a roundup of payer-centric news headlines you may have missed during the month of March 2025. | In March, a health ...

If you're close to retirement and struggling to afford Medicare Part B, it may be tempting to claim Social Security early.

After nearly a century as a purveyor of local Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, Health Care Service Corp. is going national ...

A new Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan policy that starts April 1 is expected to result in an average 17% reimbursement cut for physical therapy.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Medicare agency is joining regulators, lawmakers, and a host of policy watchers ...

Elevance Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Excellus Blue Cross are among the plans that made above-market ...

What does this role do? The administrator oversees Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance plans at Healthcare.gov. Combined, those programs provide health insurance to about half of all Americans.

Florida Blue is an independent Blue Cross ... is the most similar option that’s available to all Medicare beneficiaries. State Health Insurance Assistance Program, or SHIP: Florida’s Serving ...

The White House on Tuesday asserted President Trump would not cut Social Security or Medicare after tech billionaire Elon Musk’s comments about the need to examine entitlement spending gained ...

Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. He could have selected a ...

Individuals with questions about Medicare can contact Medicare directly. They can also contact the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) for help with Medicare planning. The information ...

Medicare does not cover the cost of custodial long-term care, including nursing home care. Medicare will pay for a temporary stay (no more than 100 days) in a skilled nursing facility following an ...