Half of American seniors are enrolled in traditional Medicare, meanwhile another half rely on privatized Medicare.

Nearly 200,000 Minnesota seniors are scrambling to find affordable options to ensure uninterrupted health care after several carriers are either dropping or cutting back on Medicare Advantage Plans.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will temporarily bring back furloughed staff next week to support open enrollment for Medicare and Affordable Care Act plans, despite the ongoing government shutdown,

In a new episode of Decoding Retirement, three experts exposed some of Medicare's "dirty little secrets" — insights every consumer should know before choosing a plan.

UnitedHealthCare (UHC) and Humana both confirmed to KTTC they would not provide individual Medicare Advantage plans for Mayo Clinic patients, starting Jan. 1.

Fairview Health Services is alerting tens of thousands of patients with UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage insurance that they might lose in-network access to doctors and hospitals at one of Minnesota’s largest health care providers. The dispute touches on allegations that UnitedHealthcare has high rates of insurance payment denials.

Trump warned at the press conference that if an agreement is not reached with the Democrats, programs like Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare will be in danger. There are currently no changes to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid as the government shutdown, which just reached its third week, continues.

"I was required to pay into these programs with the understanding that they’d be there if I needed them. They’re stealing our money."