New research reveals impact of default insurance plans
More than one half of low-income elderly Medicare Part D recipients don’t opt out of their randomly assigned prescription drug
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
What is a Medicare replacement plan?
What is a Medicare replacement plan? Replacement plans often include benefits that original Medicare does not offer, such as coverage
Read MoreMedicare provide coverage for mental health services
Both Medicare and Medicare Advantage cover partial hospitalization which is a structured outpatient program in which a person can receive
Read MoreWhat more pharmacy deserts amid the pandemic means for public health
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many low-income Americans lack convenient access to pharmacies, an issue highlighted in a
Read MoreThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
In late December, after several days of closed-door negotiations, congress passed a legislative package containing a mixture of Medicare policy
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Open Enrollment period is going on now
If you are one of the 25 million Americans enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan and you’re not thrilled with
Read MoreNew Ohio law protects 340B hospitals from extra PBM charges
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Jan. 6 signed a bill into law that
Read MoreList prices for 589 drugs increase in the 1st days of 2021
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) So far in January, a total of 589 drugs have seen list prices increase
Read MoreSeniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets
(By Harris Meyer for Kaiser Health News) Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced
Read MorePfizer vs. Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: What’s the same & what’s different
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two COVID-19 vaccines, one from Moderna and one from Pfizer, have been given emergency
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