https://www.kff.org/topic/medicare/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:26:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 https://www.kff.org/topic/medicare/ 32 32 243654493 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 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 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 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 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 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 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Part A Trust Fund is Projected to Be Depleted in 2033_FI 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 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 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 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 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 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 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/hospital-prices-have-risen-much-faster-for-private-insurance-than-medicare-since-2019/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/hospital-prices-have-risen-much-faster-for-private-insurance-than-medicare-since-2019/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 14:18:46 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=708795 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/hospital-prices-have-risen-much-faster-for-private-insurance-than-medicare-since-2019/feed/ 0 708795 _Hospital Prices Have Risen Much Faster for Private Insurance Than Medicare Since 2019_FI https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-changes-in-house-reconciliation-bill-would-increase-costs-for-1-3-million-low-income-medicare-beneficiaries/ Thu, 14 May 2026 20:15:33 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=666212 666212 Reconciliation bill would increase costs for 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