Tag: healthcare costs
A state-based financing system would introduce a new layer of uncertainty. Every now and then, President Donald Trump’s antics tumble into my lane: retirement. Reflecting on the U.S.’s fiscal pressures and ongoing conflicts, he suggested in April that, with wars to fight, the federal government cannot continue to shoulder programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and…
Keeping healthcare costs under control is crucial for retirees. Something good recently happened. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that its proposed average increase for 2027 in the rates that Medicare pays insurers for Medicare Advantage plans is projected to be only 0.09 percent. Analysts had predicted that the 2027 rate increas…
