Medicare Savings Programs
If you have Medicare and you’re facing financial challenges with paying for healthcare, Medicare Savings Programs may be able to
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Medicare – General
News report on healthcare billing fraud prompts senators’ call for federal action
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Six U.S. senators are seeking more information about CMS efforts to combat healthcare
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans must cover all the services that original Medicare covers
If you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan, Original Medicare will still cover the cost for hospice care, some new Medicare
Read MorePharmacy benefit managers negotiated $18 billion worth of rebates in 2016
According to a new Government Accountability Office report, it found Pharmacy benefit managers negotiated $18 billion worth of rebates from
Read MoreTrump Administration Hits Brakes On Law To Curb Unneeded Medicare CT Scans, MRIs
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Five years after Congress passed a law to reduce unnecessary MRIs, CT scans
Read MoreWhat you need to know about Medicare coverage and cancer
Nearly 40 percent of people will eventually be diagnosed with some form of cancer at some time in their life
Read MoreShould you drop Medicare for your employer health coverage?
According to the latest available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by 2026, about 30 percent of individuals ages
Read MoreMedicare to save $650M under site-neutral pay proposal
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS’ 2020 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule would finish phasing in a site-neutral
Read MoreClass-Action Lawsuit Seeks To Let Medicare Patients Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Medicare paid for Betty Gordon’s knee replacement surgery in March, but the 72-year-old
Read MoreRetiring overseas? Medicare does not cover medical services you get outside the United States
Retiring overseas? You should know that except in very specific situations, basic Medicare does not cover medical services you get
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