The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Labor admits it ‘missed the mark’ with social media posts sharing T-shirt that states ‘This is Australia, we eat meat, we drink beer and we love Medicare!’

Anyone can fall victim to a financial scam, but retirees can be more vulnerable than most, so stay alert to these common tricks that could catch you off guard.

Reducing funding to the largest payer for addiction services could pose major setbacks for those battling drug use

GOP senators fear welfare is ‘third rail’ issue and DOGE’s tampering with services could inspire backlash from constituents in their states

An IRA conversion can give you a leg-up in retirement with tax-free income. But proceed with caution.

This October, the SSA will determine the new cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) by comparing the CPI-W data from July, August, and September of 2025 to the same data from 2024.

Doge head makes unfounded claim that Democrats use fraud in programs such as Medicare to boost voting ranks

Fraud costs $521bn annually while Social Security grapples with worker shortages and rising beneficiary numbers.

Israel defence minister says all threats to Israelis ‘must be removed’; Trump says call to Putin on Ukraine was ‘productive’

Labor has pledged $8.5bn to help increase bulk-billing rates and the Coalition matched its promise – but the issue won’t go away. Here is what the funding aims to achieve

The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million people, including low-income Americans and their children and people with disabilities. It also helps foot the…