Retiring before 65 is often fantastic news with one big caveat: your employer health coverage goes away, and there's a gap to fill before Medicare begins. That gap can get expensive fast, especially ...

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Your Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage won’t vanish during the government shutdown, but changes to some benefits and fewer government workers to help could still disrupt care for ...

Polling shows Medicaid and other federal health programs are widely popular. The Trump administration and new Republican majority in Congress have big plans to extend tax cuts and crack down on ...

Starting in 2026, Medicare will launch two pilot programs, GLOBE and GUARD, aimed at reducing prescription drug costs for ...

Congress and the Trump Administration are contemplating health insurance reforms, such as Medicaid work requirements, that could substantially affect the coverage expansions implemented under the ...

Funding cut of 90% will mean little or no help for families at risk of losing health insurance, critics say. Christopher O’Donnell is the health and medicine reporter. He can be reached at ...

Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, health care, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off. Shawn ...

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