Health insurance terminology
It is open enrollment season for Medicare, Marketplace, and some employer groups. No matter what health insurance coverage you have,
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
New CDC opioid guidelines emphasize flexibility in treating pain
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Federal health officials on Thursday updated their recommendations for using opioids to treat pain, removing
Read MoreDo you want to ditch your Medicare Advantage plan?
The open enrollment period allows people already on Medicare to switch to a different plan that suits their needs better
Read MoreA Relatively Small Share of Medicare Beneficiaries Compared Plans During a Recent Open Enrollment Period
(By Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, Meredith Freed, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 01, 2022) Each year,
Read MoreAre there trade-offs to Medicare Advantage plans?
How does Medicare open enrollment work? The open enrollment period allows people already on Medicare to switch to a different
Read MoreHow much cheaper Medicare Part B premiums will be next year
Each year Center for Medicare & Medicaid announces the new Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance rates which go into effect
Read MoreGot questions about the timing of flu and Covid vaccines? Here’s what experts say
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) Over the past few weeks, cases of flu have begun to creep up across the
Read MoreUS low on amoxicillin
(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) The infection antibiotic amoxicillin is in short supply among at least three drugmakers,
Read MoreWhere to find the most Medicare Advantage 5-star options? Try New York or Ohio
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS awarded fewer Medicare Advantage plans with five-star ratings for 2023 than in
Read MoreFDA’s vaccines chief sees possibility of more Covid boosters — sooner than he’d like
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Peter Marks, who leads the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines operation, is still losing sleep
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