Medicare

UnitedHealth Group announced last month that it plans to drop 1 million Medicare Advantage members.

I know all about taxes, Medicare, growth rate, inflation, Roth conversions, etc.

Eight years later, the GOP — the party that has spent decades trying to privatize Social Security and Medicare — is trying a different approach: Destroying the program by increments, one painful piece at a time.

The increase is mostly because healthcare prices and usage levels are expected to be higher, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said late Friday.

Still, the Part B premium increase for 2026 is lower than the estimated increase to $206.50, as originally projected by the Medicare trustees.