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Browse 4 in-depth Proposed guides from Medicare Starter. Our editorial team researches and writes each one to give you clear, practical answers, current as of August 2026. The newest are shown first.

Medicare Part B Cuts Proposed for 2027: What Patients Should Know
My phone rang last week from a woman who’d just gotten a letter from her orthopedic surgeon’s …

CMS Just Proposed Lower Medicare Part B Pay Rates for 2027
On July 14, 2026, CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) released its proposed payment rule …

Medicare Physician Pay Cuts Proposed for 2027: What Beneficiaries Should Know
Most of what you’ll read about the July 2026 Medicare physician payment proposal focuses on the dollar …

CMS Proposed Rule Would Cut Hospital Outpatient Costs for Seniors
Most seniors I talk to assume that a Medicare payment rule is hospital business, not their business. That …