Editorial standards

Our articles are based on official sources, primarily Medicare.gov, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Social Security Administration. We list sources at the end of each article.

Medicare costs and rules change every year. We update articles when new figures are published and show the last-updated date on each story. Photos on this site are illustrative and do not depict real beneficiaries.

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