Private Medicare plans will get a more than $25 billion increase in federal payments for the 2026 plan year, according to a ...

Medicare Advantage plans will get a 5.06% rate increase, well above the 2.23% bump that the Biden administration proposed.

Hospitals are due to receive $4 billion more from Medicare under a proposed fiscal 2026 inpatient payment rule the Trump ...

Several big health-insurance stocks jumped in extended trading Monday after the federal government said it would pay Medicare ...

Prior authorization leeway will be trimmed while health plans get more money under new federal rules for Medicare Advantage ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a 5.06% Medicare Advantage payment increase on Friday – more than double the rate ...

"Privatized Medicare plans are denying patients the care they need, while defrauding the government of billions a year," said ...

This payment hike will directly impact private insurers that manage Medicare Advantage plans ... and Elevance Health have already seen a boost in investor confidence, as evidenced by the post ...

The Trump administration will substantially increase payment rates for Medicare insurers next year, generating more than $25 billion in additional revenue for the industry and doubling the boost ...

Humana's plea for a boost to its Medicare Advantage ... higher star ratings trigger lucrative bonus payments. In 2024, 94% of Humana Medicare Advantage members were in plans rated at least four ...

Payments such as these to insurers cover costs for Medicare Advantage, in which private plans are an alternative to the government-run health care program for Americans 65 and older. The ...