Medicare reports, fact sheets and explainers from the Kaiser Family Foundation https://www.kff.org/topic/medicare/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:57:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 Medicare - Research and Data from KFF https://www.kff.org/topic/medicare/ 32 32 243654493 The Facts About Medicare Spending https://www.kff.org/medicare/the-facts-about-medicare-spending/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:57:45 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=714447 714447 Medicare-Enrollment-Aging-Population-Featured-2024 Medicare’s Proposed Cut to 340B Drug Payments Would Hit Safety-Net Hospitals While Benefiting For-Profit Hospitals https://www.kff.org/health-costs/medicares-proposed-cut-to-340b-drug-payments-would-hit-safety-net-hospitals-while-benefiting-for-profit-hospitals/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=714053 714053 260727_Proposed-Change-in-Medicare-Reimbursement-for-340B-Drugs-Would-Decrease-Revenues-for-Safety-Net-Hospitals-Increase-Revenues-for-For-Profit-Hospitals_FI-2 CMS’s Decision to End Temporary Subsidies to Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plans Could Mean Larger Premium Increases for Some Beneficiaries Next Year https://www.kff.org/quick-insights/cmss-decision-to-end-temporary-subsidies-to-medicares-stand-alone-drug-plans-could-mean-larger-premium-increases-for-some-beneficiaries-next-year/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:15:12 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=714241 714241 260729_QuickTake_Juliette Cubanski_FI 2 A Profile of Dual-Eligible Individuals https://www.kff.org/medicare/a-profile-of-medicare-medicaid-enrollees-dual-eligibles/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:40:08 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=577286 577286 Larger Shares of Dual-Eligible Individuals Report Being in Fair or Poor Health Compared to Medicare Beneficiaries Without Medicaid _FI Five Key Facts About Spending and Enrollment for People with Medicare and Medicaid (Dual-Eligible Individuals) https://www.kff.org/medicaid/five-key-facts-about-spending-and-enrollment-for-people-with-medicare-and-medicaid-dual-eligible-individuals/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:14:35 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=712540 712540 Dual-Eligible Individuals Account for Disproportionate Shares of Medicare and Medicaid Spending_FI Digital Health Tools and Technologies: An Overview of CMS’ Recent Efforts to Expand Their Use in Medicare https://www.kff.org/medicare/digital-health-tools-and-technologies-an-overview-of-cms-recent-efforts-to-expand-their-use-in-medicare/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/digital-health-tools-and-technologies-an-overview-of-cms-recent-efforts-to-expand-their-use-in-medicare/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:13:57 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711972 https://www.kff.org/medicare/digital-health-tools-and-technologies-an-overview-of-cms-recent-efforts-to-expand-their-use-in-medicare/feed/ 0 711972 federal-efforts-to-expand-digital-health-tools-for-people-with-medicare-come-as-most-older-adults-use-health-apps-and-support-greater-availability-of-these-tools_FI_v2 The Trump Administration Continues to Advance Incremental Site-Neutral Payment Reforms https://www.kff.org/quick-insights/the-trump-administration-continues-to-advance-incremental-site-neutral-payment-reforms/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:25:35 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=712518 712518 260706_Quick-Take_Zachary-Levison_Website Medicare Advantage Insurers Deny Prior Authorization Requests for Post Acute Care at Substantially Higher Rates Than the Overall Denial Rate https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-insurers-deny-prior-authorization-requests-for-post-acute-care-at-substantially-higher-rates-than-the-overall-denial-rate/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:51:23 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711824 711824 Medicare Advantage Insurers Deny Prior Authorization Requests for Post-Acute Care at Substantially Higher Rates Than the Overall Denial Rate_FI Medicare Will Spend More Than $13 Billion on the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program in 2026 https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-will-spend-more-than-13-billion-on-the-medicare-advantage-quality-bonus-program-in-2026/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711706 711706 total-medicare-spending-under-the-medicare-advantage-quality-bonus-program-will-increase-to-over-13-billion-in-2026_FI Decoding Medicare Advantage Coding Intensity https://www.kff.org/medicare/decoding-medicare-advantage-coding-intensity/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711723 711723 Illustrative Example of Impact of Higher Coding Intensity on Total Medicare Advantage Payments for the Year_FI_v2 Nearly Four Million Medicare Beneficiaries Could Be Eligible for the Temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program Covering These Drugs for Weight Loss https://www.kff.org/medicare/nearly-four-million-medicare-beneficiaries-could-be-eligible-for-the-temporary-medicare-glp-1-bridge-program-covering-these-drugs-for-weight-loss/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/nearly-four-million-medicare-beneficiaries-could-be-eligible-for-the-temporary-medicare-glp-1-bridge-program-covering-these-drugs-for-weight-loss/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711758 https://www.kff.org/medicare/nearly-four-million-medicare-beneficiaries-could-be-eligible-for-the-temporary-medicare-glp-1-bridge-program-covering-these-drugs-for-weight-loss/feed/ 0 711758 kff-news-release-4-2 Nearly Four Million Medicare Beneficiaries Met the Eligibility Criteria in 2023 for the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge https://www.kff.org/medicare/nearly-four-million-medicare-beneficiaries-met-the-eligibility-criteria-in-2023-for-the-medicare-glp-1-bridge/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/nearly-four-million-medicare-beneficiaries-met-the-eligibility-criteria-in-2023-for-the-medicare-glp-1-bridge/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:59:01 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711741 https://www.kff.org/medicare/nearly-four-million-medicare-beneficiaries-met-the-eligibility-criteria-in-2023-for-the-medicare-glp-1-bridge/feed/ 0 711741 Medicare GLP-1 eligibility brief_06.29.26 ACA Marketplace Enrollment Is Down By 3 Million After Big Jump in Premium Payments https://www.kff.org/quick-insights/aca-marketplace-enrollment-is-down-by-3-million-after-big-jump-in-premium-payments/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:55:42 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=711780 711780 260629_Quick-Take_Cynthia Cox_Website Key Facts About Medicare Spending Trends and Projections from the 2026 Medicare Trustees Report https://www.kff.org/medicare/key-facts-about-medicare-spending-trends-and-projections-from-the-2026-medicare-trustees-report/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:47:57 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711086 711086 The Medicare Part A Trust Fund is Projected to Be Depleted in 2033_FI Medicare Part D Enrollment, Premiums, and Cost Sharing in 2026 https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-part-d-enrollment-premiums-and-cost-sharing-in-2026/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=709868 709868 medicare-part-d-enrollment-in-stand-alone-prescription-drug-plans-increased-in-2026-but-enrollment-remains-higher-in-medicare-advantage-drug-plans_FI How Medicare Advantage Rebates Disadvantage Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plan Market https://www.kff.org/medicare/how-medicare-advantage-rebates-disadvantage-medicares-stand-alone-drug-plan-market/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=709872 709872 How Medicare Advantage Rebates Disadvantage Medicare Stand-Alone Drug Plan Market_FI Medicare Advantage in 2026: Enrollment Update and Key Trends https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-in-2026-enrollment-update-and-key-trends/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-in-2026-enrollment-update-and-key-trends/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=709880 https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-in-2026-enrollment-update-and-key-trends/feed/ 0 709880 Medicare Advantage enrollment -- penetration -- 2007-2026_FI Medicare Advantage in 2026: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Supplemental Benefits, and Prior Authorization https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-in-2026-premiums-out-of-pocket-limits-supplemental-benefits-and-prior-authorization/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-in-2026-premiums-out-of-pocket-limits-supplemental-benefits-and-prior-authorization/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=709895 https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-in-2026-premiums-out-of-pocket-limits-supplemental-benefits-and-prior-authorization/feed/ 0 709895 Distribution of Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan (MA-PD) Enrollees_by Supplemental Premium_2026_FI Medicare Advantage Out-of-Pocket Limits: Variation and Trends https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-out-of-pocket-limits-variation-and-trends/ Thu, 28 May 2026 17:17:28 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=709627 709627 Average Out-Of-Pocket Limits for Medicare Advantage Enrollees_2026_FI Key Facts About Health Care Affordability for People With Medicare https://www.kff.org/medicare/key-facts-about-health-care-affordability-for-people-with-medicare/ Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=709409 709409 Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Costs Accounted for 39% of per Capita Social Security Income for People With Medicare in 2023 on Average (16x9)_FI