The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has had some technical difficulties during the government shutdown.

There's some good news on that front: Certain government agencies operate on a permanent funding basis and should continue to operate pretty much as they always do, even during a protracted shutdown.

As open enrollment begins, health officials are working to address technical issues in the Medicare Plan Finder ...

As the government shutdown remains underway, beneficiaries may be concerned about how this affects open enrollment.

Medicare open enrollment begins on Wednesday, meaning Medicare Advantage members who are losing their plans next year can now ...

A July 8 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of someone talking in Spanish to the camera while walking in a park. It includes a voiceover that doesn't synchronize with the person ...

Structured, provenance-linked fragments now make CMS.gov plan data retrievable by search engines and AI assistants. AI citations have surged across Google AI Overview, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, ...

An estimated 3,000 employees seem to be affected. The federal agency said the return to work would occur Monday, with the ...

Medicare's "dirty little secrets" - the hidden costs, coverage gaps and commission conflicts that could cost retirees ...

Dear Readers: At one time I carried Medicare cards for four elders, and every time there was a question about their coverage, I had to make a time-consuming phone call. To add to the fun, my mom had ...

Some leaders have become increasingly frustrated with hospital outpatient department reimbursements far outpacing ASCs, but there are efforts at the federal level to move toward site-neutral payments.

Nearly 200,000 Minnesota seniors are scrambling to find affordable options to ensure uninterrupted health care after several ...