May 23, 2022

CMS Unveils Updated, More User-Friendly Medicare Website

On Wednesday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled several updates to the Medicare.gov website, designed to make it easier to navigate and access information to compare health and drug coverage and find providers.

The updated website features timely messages on the homepage and highlights the information most often sought by Medicare beneficiaries, people nearing Medicare eligibility, and their families.

This week’s improvements also add more detailed pricing information about Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) Policies that give individuals the information they need to compare Medigap plans, which supplement traditional Medicare benefits.

“We applaud all efforts to make it easier for people to understand their Medicare benefits and then make choices based on what they’ve learned,” said Joseph Peters, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of the Alliance.