Medicare doesn’t cover at-home Covid tests
Although Medicare beneficiaries are among the highest group at risk of contracting Covid, original Medicare and Medicare Advantage health plans
Read more122 organizations stand against California single-payer coverage proposal
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than 120 organizations — including payers, businesses and advocacy groups — have
Read moreBiden Administration’s Rapid-Test Rollout Doesn’t Easily Reach Those Who Need It Most
(By Hannah Recht and Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs
Read morePatient groups, lobbyists pressure CMS to expand Aduhelm coverage
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Following CMS’s preliminary decision to limit the coverage of Biogen’s Alzehimer’s disease treatment
Read moreFamilies Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun
Read more1 in 5 Americans have had COVID-19
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Since the pandemic began, 1 in 5 Americans — or 20 percent —
Read moreAfter Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) By month 25 of the Covid-19 pandemic, we all probably should have learned not to
Read more5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests
(By Damon Darlin for Kaiser Health News) Americans keep hearing that it is important to test frequently for covid-19 at
Read moreYou might have options if your Medicare Advantage coverage isn’t working out.
If you made changes or not during last fall’s annual enrollment period, and you find that you made the wrong
Read moreMonthly Part B Premiums and Annual Percentage Increases
(By Tricia Neuman, Juliette Cubanski, and Meredith Freed for Kaiser Family Foundation published January 12, 2022) In November 2021, CMS
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