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Medicare reports, fact sheets and explainers from the Kaiser Family Foundation
- Retiree Health Benefits: Going, Going, Nearly Gone?on April 12, 2024 at 1:14 pm
This data note analyzes five national surveys to assess trends in retiree health coverage among people ages 65 and older. These five surveys produce somewhat different estimates of retiree health coverage, but together paint a clear picture: the share of Medicare-age adults with employer- or union-sponsored retiree health coverage has been shrinking and appears to be on the way to extinction.
- Gaps in Medicare Advantage Data Remain Despite CMS Actions to Increase Transparencyon April 10, 2024 at 2:29 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has recently taken actions to increase transparency in Medicare Advantage, however substantial data gaps remain that limit the ability of policymakers and researchers to conduct oversight and assess the program's performance, and for Medicare beneficiaries to compare Medicare Advantage plans offered in their area.
- Gross Medicare Spending on Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Is Already Skyrocketing – Even Though Medicare Cannot Cover The Drugs for Weight Losson March 23, 2024 at 9:00 am
A KFF analysis shows that gross total Medicare spending on Ozempic and other similar drugs has increased dramatically in recent years – even though Medicare is explicitly prohibited by law from covering the drugs for obesity. That’s because Medicare now covers the drugs, known as GLP-1s, for other medically accepted indications, including to treat diabetes.…More
- Medicare Spending on Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Is Skyrocketingon March 22, 2024 at 9:20 pm
This policy watch analyzes the latest data on Medicare Part D spending on GLP-1 drugs, initially approved to treat diabetes but in high demand as treatments for obesity, and shows how spending on these drugs has increased substantially in recent years.
- Medicare Households Spend More on Health Care Than Other Householdson March 14, 2024 at 7:37 pm
This brief examines the financial burden of health care spending among households where all members are covered by Medicare compared to non-Medicare households.
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- What to Do When Your 401(k) Leaves Something to Be Desiredby Mark Miller on April 19, 2024 at 9:03 am
Over the course of a career, the high fees and a lower-quality menu of investment options found in some plans can shrink your balance significantly.
- One Watch Fan Went to Switzerland for a Retirement Keepsakeby Rachel Felder on April 12, 2024 at 9:00 am
On a family trip to Switzerland, Joseph Barreto fell in love with an Omega Constellation.
- China’s Youth Are Giving Up on Saving for Retirementby Alexandra Stevenson and Siyi Zhao on April 5, 2024 at 4:01 am
Citing a rapidly aging society, difficult job market and uncertainty about the future, some young people are rejecting the idea of saving for old age.
- Tell Us Your Stories About Retirementby The New York Times on April 4, 2024 at 2:36 pm
If you’ve reinvented your life after retiring from a career, we want to hear how it’s going and any advice you have for others.
- Those Billion-Dollar Lottery ‘Jackpots’ Aren’t Even Half That Bigby Jeff Sommer on April 1, 2024 at 3:06 pm
The latest enticing lottery prizes are the product of misleading advertising and high interest rates, our columnist says.
- Labor Department Proposes New Fiduciary Rule to Protect Investorsby Tara Siegel Bernard on March 26, 2024 at 9:03 pm
The Labor Department’s latest push for a new fiduciary rule would protect investors’ retirement savings and require financial services providers to change.
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