SeniorLiving.News · Saturday, August 22, 2026 Good morning.Daily BriefingCostco enters Medicare, launching its first health-plan partnership for seniors The big news today is Costco. The warehouse retailer is stepping into Medicare for the first time, partnering to sell health plans and shape the senior care experience. Several reports look at what this means for shoppers, for competition, and for Costco's own value as a company. Medicare stayed in the spotlight in other ways too. One study found that many sicker Medicare Advantage members, including nursing home residents, are switching back to traditional Medicare. Doctors warned that a proposed Medicare cut could limit seniors' access to specialty care, and a court again sided against a drugmaker fighting Medicare's lower drug prices. In senior living, companies kept growing and building. There were new mergers, rebrands, and construction projects, including a memory care shift toward smaller, home-like settings. A separate study also found that telemedicine did not reduce hospital visits from nursing homes. Read the full briefing → Top StoriesYour TopicsOn This Day2012. Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths. 2007. The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history. 2006. Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board. See more → Today's PuzzleToday's puzzle: Logic puzzle Play today's puzzle →
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