Medicare

Negotiations to prevent a government default reaffirmed that the big drivers of future deficits are all off the table in a divided Washington.

Details are trickling out about the accord that could avert a default on the national debt. Here’s what to know.

Negotiators have focused on a relatively small corner of the budget, shunning new revenues or cuts to the fastest-growing programs

Becoming a solo entrepreneur in the years between leaving an employer and claiming Social Security can give your savings a boost. Here’s what to know.

Black patients with opioid use disorder were far less likely to fill prescriptions for the most effective addiction treatments than white patients. But strikingly few patients of all races got the medicine.

Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors’ groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans.

After a decade of rising deficits and soaring debt, the top White House contenders, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, show little interest in battling over the nation’s finances.

The participants discuss aging, ageism and life in America after the age of 65.

Politics probably explain America’s poor life expectancy.

After intense lobbying by insurers, U.S. health officials say curbs aimed at overbilling by Medicare Advantage will be eased in over 3 years.

Slower economic growth could mean some retirement benefits will be cut sooner than originally forecast.

Its North Carolina victory is a sign of larger changes.

Readers expression frustration at inaction and urge strikes and a summit to prod government officials. Also: Antisemitism; Medicare Advantage plans; Netanyahu.

Or maybe more than a word.

The Biden administration has proposed changes to how it would pay private Medicare Advantage plans, setting off a lobbying frenzy.

In a trip to Las Vegas, President Biden warned that Republicans would endanger popular programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Mike Pence and Nikki Haley somehow manage to propose ideas that are both implausible and unpopular.

We need to value and secure our vital facilitators of interdependence.

Yes, the rich should pay more, but that won’t be enough.

Retirees whose former employers offer health coverage are being shifted to privately run Medicare Advantage, often against their wishes. The change saves millions for employers.