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Medicare vs. Obamacare: Costs, benefits and enrollment

When comparing Medicare and Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) coverage, it helps to look at how each program works, who ...
KCUR

For seniors on Medicare Advantage, lower costs can mean gambling with health care

Medicare Advantage, a private alternative to traditional Medicare, offers extra benefits and low monthly premiums. However, ...

Industry groups say Medicare Advantage offers better care at lower costs, but critics call the plan risky

Today, Dec. 7, is the open enrollment deadline for millions of older adults who will decide between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. Critics warn of risks in the latter.
NBC Bay Area

Private health insurers use AI to approve or deny care. Soon Medicare will, too

Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the ...
Truthout

ACA and Medicare for All Polls Reveal Voters Back Publicly Funded Health Care

The latest data showcases sustained support for some form of publicly funded health care, as the ACA has maintained an ...
WLRN

Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage — private alternative to Medicare

Medicare Advantage — the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare — is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 billion a year.
Southeast Missourian

Medicare’s new AI experiment sparks alarm among doctors, lawmakers

Medicare's new pilot lets private companies use AI to review and deny care requests, raising concerns from doctors and ...
WVVA

Medicare-X would expand coverage and cap primary care cost-sharing, sponsors say

Senators Kaine and Bennet reintroduced the Medicare-X Choice Act to create a nationwide public option and extend premium tax ...
STAT

Major health insurers like Humana, UnitedHealth are cutting broker commissions to avoid costly Medicare enrollees

Major health insurers are taking drastic steps to discourage older adults from signing up for their private Medicare plans as ...
Newsweek

Medicare Update: Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Expand Health Care Program

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have reintroduced the Choose Medicare Act, a proposal that would allow individuals and employers to voluntarily enroll in a new, expanded version of Medicare. Democratic ...