Medicare

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Congress created Medicare Advantage in 1997 with the goal of using market competition to improve care for seniors and restrain spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

CMS has also flagged fraud in traditional Medicare hospice care and purchases of medical equipment like catheters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“Private plans have never been paid less than FFS Medicare,” says MedPAC, referring to fee-for-service or traditional, government-run Medicare.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

They can also reduce Medicare premium surcharges by keeping you in a lower tax bracket.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

While this may have been scary news in terms of Medicare and Social Security, the average American had little to fear from the growing horde of oldsters.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt