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When ‘Prior Authorization’ Becomes a Medical Roadblock

Medicare Advantage plans say it reduces waste and inappropriate care. Critics say it often restricts coverage unnecessarily.

Health

Staggering Rise in Catheter Bills Suggests Medicare Scam

Linda Hennis was checking her Medicare statement in January when she noticed something strange: It said a company she had…

World

Fact-Checking Candidates’ Sparring Over Social Security and Medicare

The top presidential candidates are vowing to protect the entitlement programs for current seniors, though some have floated changes for…

Business

How to Cut Through the Ad Blitz During Medicare’s Open Enrollment

A new study found that the advertisements can be confusing and misleading. Here’s how to make smart buying decisions.

Business

Social Security’s Next Cost-of-Living Raise Is Forecast Around 3%

Analysts say the 2024 adjustment, which helps older Americans keep up with inflation, won’t be nearly as high as this…

Business

Retiree Medical Costs Are Expected to Moderate, but Still High

An estimate puts the average cost over a 20-year retirement at about $157,000. That’s almost double the estimate in 2002.

Health

New Federal Decisions Make Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Widely Accessible

The F.D.A. gave full approval to the drug, but added a black-box warning about safety risks. Medicare said it would…

Business

Social Security and Medicare Funds Still Face Long-Term Shortfalls, Report Says

Slower economic growth could mean some retirement benefits will be cut sooner than originally forecast.

Business

Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand

Republicans and Democrats have sharply divergent approaches to repairing the programs. Any solutions will affect younger workers as much as…

World

Biden Heads to Florida With a Fresh Political Foil in House Republicans

President Biden plans to use his visit to the University of Tampa to warn about what he says are Republican…

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