Income and Assets of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2024

Close to 70 million people ages 65 and older and younger people with long-term disabilities receive…

Health Costs Consume a Large Portion of Income for Millions of People with Medicare

Medicare and Social Security play a central role in the lives of tens of millions of…

Medicare Advantage in 2025: Enrollment Update and Key Trends

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has increased steadily over the…

Medicare Advantage in 2025: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Supplemental Benefits, and Prior Authorization

People with Medicare have the option of receiving their Medicare benefits through the traditional Medicare program…

Key Facts About Medicare Part D Enrollment, Premiums, and Cost Sharing in 2025

The Medicare Part D program provides an outpatient prescription drug benefit to more than 50 million older adults…

Most Medicare Advantage Markets are Dominated by One or Two Insurers

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has increased steadily since 2010.…

Medicare at 60: A Popular Program Facing Challenges

In this article in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, KFF’s Tricia Neuman, Jeannie…

Villages Health System Sees $350 Million in Medicare Overcharges

A health-care system serving the largest retirement community in the US has filed for bankruptcy after…

The Implications of Federal SNAP Spending Cuts on Individuals with Medicaid, Medicare and Other Health Coverage

Nearly 53 million people of all ages in the United States live in households that experience…