The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

West Virginia Faces Dilemma Over Weight Loss Medication Coverage

West Virginia residents face challenges as weight loss drug coverage is paused, impacting access to medications and healthcare for obesity and related heal...

Top News · Jan 2, 2025

West Virginia patients are left in limbo over changing insurance coverage of obesity medications

While West Virginia's employee health insurance program covers drugs like Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, officials decided to indefinitely pause covering their use for weight loss patients because of the cost

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

More to do on Medicare and bulk-billing, Labor says

The federal government has unfinished business with Medicare, signalling its ambitions to further bolster the GP workforce and boost bulk-billing.

AAP · Jan 2, 2025

Buckle Up: Five Risks to Avoid on the Road to Retirement

As retirement approaches, keep an eye out for the last remaining bumps in the road that could put a serious dent in your hard-earned savings.

Kiplinger · Dec 31, 2024

Nearly 2,300 applicants died waiting for a parent visa to Australia with processing times of up to 31 years

‘Providing an opportunity for people to apply for a visa that will probably never come seems both cruel and unnecessary’, review says

The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2024

Centrelink payments increase, passport fees up, import bans and pay rises: all the changes in Australia on 1 January

Bigger Austudy and carer allowance payments, higher Medicare safety net thresholds and mandatory corporate reporting on climate also ahead

The Guardian - AU · Dec 30, 2024

Social Security Benefits Are Shrinking

Social Security benefits are shrinking relative to Medicare premium increases, leaving older adults with less cash at the end of the month.

Kiplinger · Dec 29, 2024

Whooping Cough: Highest Infection Rate Since 1948

Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have risen sharply in the U.S. Here's how to protect yourself and your family.

Kiplinger · Dec 27, 2024

Americans over 75 have the highest rates of suicide. How to prevent depression in old age, according to AARP

We need to address mental health across the whole life course—including with older people, who are at some of the highest risks of social isolation and death by suicide.

Fortune · Dec 24, 2024

Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024