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https://health.usnews.com/medicare/articles/how-does-goodrx-work-with-medicare

How GoodRx Works With Medicare Can you use GoodRx with Medicare? Learn how to use your GoodRx card or coupons with Medicare Part D to lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and find the best price.

https://www.medicarerights.org/medicare-watch/2026/04/09/medicare-advantage-payments-rising-again-in-2027

Medicare Advantage Payments Rising Again in 2027 In February, Medicare Rights submitted generally positive comments in response to the 2027 Advance Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The Advance Notice is an annual document outlining how CMS plans to determine some Medicare Advantage (MA) payments for the following yea...

https://www.aarp.org/medicare/can-i-change-part-c-plans-if-unhappy/

Can I Change Medicare Advantage Plans at Any Time? You have options beyond Medicare open enrollment Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. Medicare Advantage open enrollment is Jan. 1 to March 31, and you may be eligible for a special enrollment period.

https://www.aarp.org/medicare/third-round-medicare-drug-price-negotiations/

Medicare to Negotiate Prices on 15 More Drugs Lower prices from the third round of talks among Medicare and manufacturers will be announced in the fall but won’t go into effect until 2028.

https://www.aarp.org/medicare/does-medicare-cover-ozempic-weight-loss-drugs/

When Will Medicare Cover Ozempic, Weight-Loss Drugs? To fight obesity, the White House says Medicare — and Medicaid — will cover GLP-1s at a reduced cost. Special programs will start in mid-2026.

https://www.aarp.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-overpayments-premiums/

Report Targets High Payments to Medicare Advantage Years of Medicare Advantage overpayments have increased Part B premiums for everyone and eroded Social Security benefits, a new congressional report finds.

https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/21/trump-medicare-weight-loss-drug-plan-unraveling-insurer-pushback/

Insurers refuse to join Medicare pilot offering weight loss drugs to seniors at steep discount Health insurers would have likely faced a financial strain by participating in the Medicare pilot.

https://www.medicarerights.org/medicare-watch/2026/04/02/medicare-rights-urges-beneficiary-centered-medicare-enrollment-reforms

Medicare Rights Urges Beneficiary-Centered Medicare Enrollment Reforms The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) on “AI Tools for Medicare Experience Modernization.” In the RFI, CMS explains the agency is seeking “information regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) platforms and s...

https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/house-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-medicare-fraud-victims-share-testimony-jason-smith-democrats-task-force-medicaid

House lawmakers hold hearing on Medicare fraud, victims share testimony House lawmakers convened on Capitol Hill Tuesday told hold a hearing on Medicare fraud.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2026/03/25/medicare-to-pay-docs-to-reduce-falls-by-seniors-while-wh-curbs-other-efforts/

Medicare To Pay Docs To Reduce Falls By Seniors While WH Curbs Other Efforts LEAD could reduce falls. But at the same time, the White House is aggressively moving to limit existing falls prevention efforts