UnitedHealth: Medicare Advantage spending is about 40% lower than FFS
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare beneficiaries who are covered through private plans as opposed to fee-for-service alternatives
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Medicare – General
Underestimating your Medicare costs could wreak havoc on your retirement budget
Medicare provides needed health coverage to millions of seniors, but that coverage comes at a cost which tends to catch
Read MoreMore Medicare patients will have access to next-generation sequencing for inherited ovarian or breast cancer
Announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will now cover more Medicare patients access to next-generation sequencing
Read MoreMedicare’s general enrollment period is still going until March 31st
Medicare provides critical health benefits to million of seniors. However, if you missed your chance to enroll during your initial
Read More4th patient charity settles Medicare kickback allegations
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A fourth patient charity agreed to pay $3 million to settle claims it
Read MoreCMS’ new Medicare Care Compare website
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it plans to combine and standardize its eight separate Compare
Read MoreMedicare may be overpaying surgeons for many procedures, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare could be paying surgeons for postoperative care that isn’t provided, according to
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans cost less in both premiums and out-of-pocket costs than traditional Medicare
A recent report from UnitedHealth Group found Medicare Advantage has a significant cost reduction value over traditional, fee-for-service Medicare. Medicare
Read MoreMedicare to cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) As part of CMS’ efforts to address the opioid crisis, the agency announced Jan. 21
Read MoreYou can change your Medicare Advantage plan but time is running out
Almost 25 percent of seniors said they rather get a colonoscopy or go to the dentist then review their Medicare
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