New feature helps you compare nursing home safety
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be difficult. There are many things
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Compression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Every morning, Britta Vander Linden dons compression stockings, a cumbersome process she
Read MoreCurbing fraud and waste in Medicare
In an effort to curb Medicare fraud, the administration is designing a five-pronged integrity strategy for the program. The goal
Read MoreWhistleblower Alleges Medicare Fraud At Iconic Seattle-Based Health Plan
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected
Read MoreThe 2020 Medicare enrollment season brings fierce competition among insurers
The 2020 Medicare Open Enrollment season has begun and insurers are putting on the hard press to attract new baby
Read MoreResearchers are suggesting site-neutral payments after Medicare reimbursement increased for hospital outpatient providers
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found when Medicare reimbursement depended on location, greater hospital-based versus practice-based payments
Read MoreWhat to know before your loved one is discharged from the hospital
If you are a caregiver of a Medicare beneficiary, there are a few things to know when your love one
Read MoreMedicare’s annual enrollment period is underway
Medicare’s annual enrollment period is underway. Many experts say that even if you have been happy with your 2019 coverage,
Read MoreShop & Compare Plans Now with the New Medicare Plan Finder
(Source -www.medicare.gov/blog) Open enrollment begins today! Now is the time to review your Medicare health and prescription drug coverage and
Read MoreThe three possible reasons why future retirees believe Medicare is free
A recent Nationwide survey found 79 percent of future retirees believe, incorrectly, Medicare is free. We know traditional Medicare is
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