More than 65 million Americans rely on the program for their health insurance, with a significant proportion of those being seniors facing retirement.

New letters urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand Medicare and Medicaid to include FDA-approved anti-obesity medications.

The U.S. government said on Wednesday it will consider opportunities to "bring greater transparency" for the Medicare drug price negotiation program under President Donald Trump's administration. The price negotiation process was established under former President Joe Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.

Medicare is big business, recently providing healthcare coverage to 68 million people. Before the 2024 election, fully 94% of surveyed seniors said it was very or extremely important to protect Medicare,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly said that Medicaid was fully funded by the federal government and that Medicare is a fee-for-service program during a hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.

The White House rescinded a pause on all Federal grants and loans, but the short-lived action shined a light on what could come in the future.

Kennedy made inaccurate claims about Medicare and Medicaid during his confirmation hearing.

Once a person buys a Medigap policy, it is guaranteed renewable. With few exceptions, the insurer must renew the policy each year, if the beneficiary chooses, without any medical underwriting. Premiums must be the same as for others in the beneficiary’s class.

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, (R, Louisiana) holds a key vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr's HHS Secretary confirmation. When Cassidy asked for a strategy on Medicare and Medicaid, Kennedy could not provide one.