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Medicare Advantage

The $90 Medicare Part B Payment: Who Gets It and Where the White House and CMS Differ on Timing

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published October 3, 2026
A sample Medicare Health Insurance card marked SAMPLE, showing a placeholder name and number and entitlement to Hospital (Part A) and Medical (Part B).

As of Oct. 3, 2026, the federal government says a one-time $90 Medicare Part B payment is coming; CMS says most get a direct deposit on or around Oct. 8.

Categories Money Tags Cms, Medicare Advantage, White House

Medicare Finalizes Drug Pricing Model, but Estimated Savings Shrink to $80 Million a Year

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published October 1, 2026 · Updated October 4, 2026
Intravenous infusion bags, one deep red, hanging from a hospital IV pole beside a window.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized its mandatory GLOBE drug pricing model for Original Medicare Part B on Sept. 30. The final rule estimates savings of about $80 million a year, down from about $2.3 billion in the proposal.

Categories Health Tags Cms, Medicare Advantage

UnitedHealth Stock Slides After TPG Buys Into Its Florida Senior Clinics

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 9, 2026 · Updated October 3, 2026
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UnitedHealth Group shares fell Wednesday, September 9, 2026, after news broke that the company sold an interest in its Florida senior-clinic business to private

Categories Money Tags Medicare Advantage, Stock

UnitedHealth Stock Rallies on a Big Earnings Beat, But a DOJ Probe and a New Lawsuit Still Hang Over the Company

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 8, 2026
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UnitedHealth Group shares reached a 52-week high in the trading session after its strong second-quarter earnings report, then eased back.

Categories Money Tags Medicare Advantage, Stock, Wall Street

Costco Announces Plan to Enter Medicare Advantage Market for the First Time

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 21, 2026 · Updated August 31, 2026
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Costco stock is trending amid several recent developments, but no single confirmed catalyst has been identified for the August 20-21, 2026 trend window.

Categories Money Tags Medicare Advantage, Puerto Rico, Stock, United States, Wall Street
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