A higher Medicare Part B premium in 2026 could erode next year's cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients, experts say.

The negotiated prices are a result of a program passed by Congress in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The measure lowers prescription drug costs for seniors by empowering Medicare to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. The negotiated prices include:

A federal health agency plans to soon authorize health insurance coverage for CBD under certain Medicare programs. The policy change is being circulated about a month after U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.

Smart Medigap Plans, a Texas-based Medicare insurance agency, has expanded its service offerings to address the increasing demand for personalized Medicare guidance as approximately 10,000 Americans become eligible for Medicare daily nationwide.

Hospital groups and patient advocacy organizations clashed over potential benefits and harms of the latest Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services for 2026.

Pharma companies are facing pricing pressure from several directions, including from the U.S. Medicare negotiations

A former Michigan pharmacist will spend nearly four years in prison in connection with a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme at a pharmacy he owned.

AdvaMed supports the legislation, which is intended to ensure AI-enabled devices receive an accurate CMS payment code.