2021 Medicare Part B Premiums Remain Steady
(Source – www.cms.gov/press-release) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2021 monthly Medicare Parts A and B
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Health Care Finance
Americans have almost doubled spending on specialty drugs from pharmacies, study finds
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Between 2010 and 2017, Americans nearly doubled spending on specialty drugs purchased at
Read MoreWith Medicare’s Open enrollment ending Dec. 7th now is the time to review your coverage options
Medicare’s Open enrollment ends on December 7th now is the time to review your coverage options. Why? Your health care
Read MoreMedicare Fines Half of Hospitals for Readmitting Too Many Patients
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Nearly half the nation’s hospitals, many of which are still wrestling with the
Read MoreHit With An Unexpectedly High Medical Bill, Here’s How A Savvy Patient Fought Back
(By Anna Almedrala for NPR) When Tiffany Qiu heard how much her surgery was going to cost her, she was
Read MoreHow Many Physicians Have Opted-Out of the Medicare Program?
(By Nancy Ochieng, Karyn Schwart, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation) As U.S health care spending continues to grow faster than the
Read MoreEven With ACA’s Fate in Flux, Open Enrollment Starts Soon. Here’s What’s New
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Facing a pandemic, record unemployment and unknown future costs for COVID-19 treatments, health
Read MoreEmployer-sponsored health plans grew more expensive in 2020
Although the survey was conducted partly before the pandemic, employer-sponsored health plans grew more expensive for individuals and families in
Read MoreMedical bankruptcy and debt concerns weigh on Medicare beneficiaries
According to a new poll from MedicareGuide.com, it found elderly Americans are worried about their ability to afford healthcare, with
Read MoreA few easy ways to keep your expenses under Medicare to a minimum
Many seniors find that their living expenses generally go down in retirement; however, health is not one of them. Medicare
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