Medicare has started covering obesity drugs for the first time – and companies like Walmart and CVS Health are playing an important role for patients.

Several changes to Medicare will occur in 2025, including a cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs, expanded mental health care services, and increased caregiver support. These changes aim to improve access to care and reduce financial burdens for ...

Medicare Extra Help is a federal assistance program that helps people with limited incomes pay for the costs of Medicare prescription drugs. Medicare Extra Help is not a Medicare policy. Instead, the Social Security Administration (SSA) oversees the ...

Some potential Medicare changes are more popular than others, according to a new NerdWallet poll. Slightly more than half of U.S. adults (53%) support expanding Medicare benefits to include hearing, dental and vision care, according to a new NerdWallet survey.

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a lifestyle reporter at the New York Daily News, a magazine..

At 80, Rose Carfagno of West Norriton, Pa., was charming, social and independent, still working as a hair stylist and going ballroom dancing every weekend. “She would work three days a week, and then she would dance Friday night, Saturday and Sunday ...

Medicare, the huge government health program that serves 66 million senior and disabled citizens, is at a crossroads. With huge demographic and fiscal challenges straight ahead, there are two dominant approaches at hand. One focuses on improving and ...

A Medicare advisor is a licensed professional who can help you evaluate and select the right Medicare plan for your budget and needs. The two main types of Medicare advisors are independent insurance agents and brokers. Navigating Medicare can be confusing.