Medical

Insurance Policy Language Changes Affecting Ongoing Care In 2026, the battle for healthcare coverage is no longer just about “covered” versus “not covered.R... read the story

5 Lab Tests Seniors Are Paying More For After Updates For decades, seniors on Medicare could walk into a lab, hand over a requisition form, and assume everything was covered.... read the story

7 Pharmacy Network Adjustments That Reduce Options For decades, the “In-Network” question was mostly about your doctor. As long as you had your card, you could... read the story

Medical Billing Departments Are Applying New Minimum Charges If you visited your doctor in January for a simple blood pressure check or sent a quick question through the patient por... read the story

by Catherine Reed

9 Strategies to Make the Most of Medicare Advantage Savings Medicare Advantage plans can look like a bargain, but the real savings show up only when you use the plan the way it’s... read the story

Medical Group Consolidations Are Raising Visit Costs: Why Your “Local Doctor” Now Charges Hospital Prices Have you noticed that a simple 15-minute checkup with your long-time primary care doctor suddenly costs twice as much as... read the story

by Catherine Reed

Pharmacy Consolidation: A Deal That Means Over-65 Patients Pay More for Generics Once the Buyout Clears A pharmacy buyout can sound like boring business news until it hits your receipt at the counter. When fewer companies co... read the story

by Catherine Reed

7 Reasons Seniors Need to Review Their Medicare Plan Now It’s easy to assume your coverage will stay “basically the same” year to year, especially if you didn’t have any... read the story

by Catherine Reed

6 Medicare Premium Changes to Prepare for in Early 2026 January is when a lot of “set it and forget it” Medicare costs quietly reset, and that can throw off your budget fas... read the story

by Catherine Reed

8 Medicare Prescription Drugs With Prices Slashed Under New Rules in January Starting January 1, 2026, Medicare’s first set of negotiated “Maximum Fair Prices” for certain Part D medications ... read the story