Medicare-related News

Medicare reports, fact sheets and explainers from the Kaiser Family Foundation

  • Medicare at 60: A Popular Program Facing Challenges
    on July 10, 2025 at 7:11 pm

    In this article in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, KFF's Tricia Neuman, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek and Juliette Cubanski examine three isssues facing Medicare’s future: privatization, affordability and spending/financing.

  • The Implications of Federal SNAP Spending Cuts on Individuals with Medicaid, Medicare and Other Health Coverage
    on June 26, 2025 at 6:18 pm

    Proposed changes in eligibility rules in both SNAP and Medicaid may jeopardize some people’s access to both adequate food and health care if various provisions of the bill take effect, in part because there is a significant overlap in eligibility requirements for Medicaid and SNAP across states. Four in 10 (40%) Medicaid enrollees receive SNAP benefits.

  • What Could the Health-Related Provisions in the Reconciliation Bill Mean for Older Adults?
    on June 26, 2025 at 5:29 pm

    The Trump Administration and Congress are moving quickly to pass legislation that could have significant implications for health coverage of older Americans. The House-passed reconciliation bill awaiting action by the full Senate, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, includes several provisions that would affect health insurance coverage and well-being of older adults ages 50 and older, including those who are covered by Medicare.

  • Seven Million People with Medicare Spend More Than 10% of Income on Part B Premiums – The Reconciliation Bill Could Drive the Number Higher
    on June 23, 2025 at 5:50 pm

    People with low incomes and limited financial resources can qualify for the Medicare Savings Programs, through which state Medicaid programs provide financial assistance with Medicare premiums and cost sharing. However, provisions in the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill would make it harder for people to enroll in these programs. Many people with Medicare are facing a relatively high financial burden associated with paying Part B premiums, and the reconciliation bill could drive that number higher.

  • Medicaid Changes in House and Senate Reconciliation Bills Would Increase Costs for 1.3 Million Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
    on June 17, 2025 at 6:33 pm

    On May 22, the House passed a reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would partially pay to extend expiring tax cuts by cutting Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the bill would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $793 billion over ten years and 10.3 million fewer people would be enrolled in Medicaid in 2034, including 1.3 million people with Medicare, otherwise known as “dual-eligible individuals”.

Medicare FAQ form Medicare Educators based in Florida

Medicare news from the NY Times

Mayo Clinic - Arizona News

    Feed has no items.

Prescott Talks: Conversation with Glenn Martin