Articles about Medicare that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees

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Turning 65 and Medicare Enrollment

October 13, 2025
With Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment period about to begin on October 15, this is a good opportunity to revisit ...Read More - Turning 65 and Medicare Enrollment
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Medicare 2026 Part B Premiums: Projected Double Digit Increase

September 9, 2025
Later this fall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) will be announcing the Medicare Part B Premiums for next ...Read More - Medicare 2026 Part B Premiums: Projected Double Digit Increase
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Healthcare Affordability: As Collaboration Takes Shape

September 6, 2025
Our lead article in the July edition of The Voice was an editorial spelling out our deepening concerns regarding healthcare ...Read More - Healthcare Affordability: As Collaboration Takes Shape
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The urgency of tackling health care affordability

July 28, 2025
The system is buckling under the weight of soaring costs of drugs and medical care by SARAH ISELIN, president and ...Read More - The urgency of tackling health care affordability
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One big disaster for Massachusetts health care

July 17, 2025,
Approximately 326,000 Mass. residents are expected to lose insurance coverage under Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill ...Read More - One big disaster for Massachusetts health care
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Medicare Program Continues Push

July 2, 2025
CMS Begins 2nd Cycle of Negotiations Since its creation by IRA, the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L ...Read More - Medicare Program Continues Push
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Healthcare Affordability Concerns Deepen

June 19, 2025,
Steps Must Be Taken to Prevent Crisis Scenario For the better part of two years, Mass Retirees has sounded the ...Read More - Healthcare Affordability Concerns Deepen
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CMS Rx Price Negotiations: Update

June 19, 2025
Timeline for 2nd Cycle As we reported in the last (April) Voice, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...Read More - CMS Rx Price Negotiations: Update
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Senior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud

June 19, 2025
At the beginning of May the Association had an opportunity to participate in the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol Program’s ...Read More - Senior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud
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Medicare Fraud Prevention Week

May 30, 2025
Weekly Update, May 30, 2025: With Medicare Fraud Prevention Week starting on Monday, our focus this week is on the ...Read More - Medicare Fraud Prevention Week