SeniorLiving.News · Saturday, September 26, 2026 Good morning.Daily BriefingWatchdog defends $76 billion Medicare Advantage overpayment estimate as insurers push back The biggest news today is about money and Medicare. The head of a Medicare watchdog group is standing by a finding that Medicare Advantage plans may have been overpaid by about $76 billion. Insurers are asking Congress to change how the math is done. This matters because Medicare Advantage covers millions of older Americans, and how these plans are paid can shape costs and coverage for years to come. There is also worry closer to home. In New York, a nursing home bed shortage has reached what officials call a crisis after one facility shut down. In Alaska, one family drained their retirement savings after the state denied a Medicaid waiver for their 85-year-old mother. And families who lost loved ones in nursing homes are speaking out and demanding reform. Together, today's news points to hard questions about who pays for care and whether that care is safe. Read the full briefing → Top StoriesYour TopicsOn This Day2024. Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Perry, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, killing over 250 people, causing US$78.7 billion in damage and becoming the deadliest hurricane in the mainland United States since Katrina. 2022. A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children. 2014. A mass kidnapping of 43 students from a teaching college occurs in Iguala, Mexico. See more → Today's PuzzleToday's puzzle: Logic puzzle Play today's puzzle →
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