Easing the burden of healthcare in retirement
According to new data from Ameriprise Financial, 60 percent of Gen Xers are not confident Medicare will cover the necessary
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Month: June 2018
If You’ve Got Hep C, Spitting Can Be A Felony
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Last week, an Ohio man who has the hepatitis C virus was sentenced
Read MoreMedPAC releases June report to Congress: 7 takeaways
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its June 2018 report on
Read MoreResults Of At-Home Genetic Tests For Health Can Be Hard To Interpret
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Rita Adele Steyn’s mother had a double mastectomy in her 40s because she had so
Read MoreThe average cost of Medigap Plan F in every state
One cost often overlooked when it comes to saving for retirement is health insurance. Medicare doesn’t cover everything so many
Read MoreDonations of $4,500 overdose antidote were PR gold for drug maker — but some kits were close to expiring
(By Max Blau for ST A T) DUNWOODY, Ga. — Three years ago, with the opioid epidemic taking off, police
Read MoreControversial NIH study of ‘moderate drinking’ will be terminated after scathing report
(By Sharon Begley and Andrew Joseph for ST A T) T he National Institutes of Health will shut down a
Read MoreWhat you should know about the Medicare Trust Funds
Most people know about the Social Security Trust Funds, but Medicare also has trust funds and they play an equally
Read MoreACA insurers won’t get billions in risk corridors payments, court says: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal appellate court ruled health insurers are not owed billions of dollars
Read MoreFederal cuts to hospitals will top $218B by 2028, called ‘troubling trend’
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review ) By 2028, federal payment cuts to hospitals since 2010 will total $218.2
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