Medicare

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A government report External link found that the Medicare Advantage plans they reviewed collectively denied 12% of requests for admission to skilled nursing facilities, and 18% of those rejections were appealed.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

For seniors enrolled in traditional Medicare, instead of private Medicare Advantage plans, there is generally no need to get the same kind of preapproval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

What’s Next: Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment is projected to be 4.7%, up from last month’s projection of 4.2%, according to calculations from Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Source: Office of Inspector General analysis of June 2024 data from Medicare Advantage plans; listed companies received at least 50 appeals of denials related to skilled nursing facility care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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