Medicare has special rules for employees, and their spouses, who are covered by an employer’s group health insurance plan.

Medicare Part D will cover popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic starting in 2026, with copays capped at $50 per ...

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The rising cost for this coverage doesn’t appear to be happening in a vacuum, as health care costs in general are on the rise ...

Yes, even if you have VA coverage. The VA itself encourages veterans to sign up for Medicare when they turn 65. Here's what ...

Rising Part B costs will absorb much of Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment — leaving less room in retirees' ...

Medicare Part D coverage of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) — widely prescribed for diabetes and increasingly sought for obesity and related conditions — has remained broad. As of ...

While many older Americans have struggled with the rising cost of living in 2025, an increase in Part B Medicare premiums in ...

Dear Toni: On April 1, I went to the local Social Security office to apply for my Social Security check and Medicare Part B, since I am turning 70 on April 20. On April 11, I received a letter stating ...