Here is what medical experts want everyone to know during the open enrollment period about changes to Medicare in 2026.

Let’s start with the headline figure that’s got everyone talking: The conversion factor dropped to $32.3465 for 2025 from $33.2875 in 2024. This 2.83% reduction might seem modest in isolation, but ...

Medicare Open Enrollment Begins Tomorrow. Here Are 3 Moves You Should Make Right Away. Medicare open enrollment begins on Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7 each year. As a Medicare enrollee, you have an ...

I would like to advocate for HR 879, a bill proposed to put an end to the year-over-year Medicare fee schedule cuts for physical therapists and potentially provide an increase for the rest of 2025.

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

SHINE counselors can help with deciding whether to keep Original Medicare or join Medicare Advantage plans, comparing ...

Hello, and welcome to Health Affairs This Week. I'm your host, Jeff Byers. We're recording on 08/07/2025. You may recall that we tested a podcast unification feed here on Health Affairs this week and ...

Medicare's recently-announced 2023 physician payment rule likely trims doctors' pay even as it aims to expand patients' access to behavioral health services, chronic pain management, and hearing ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Myomo, Inc. (NYSE American: MYO) (“Myomo” or the “Company”), a wearable medical robotics company that offers increased functionality for those suffering from neurological ...

The term “allowable rate” refers to the highest amount that Medicare will pay doctors for their services, regardless of whether the healthcare professional or clinic might otherwise bill the insurer.