Medicare’s Open Enrollment period ends December 7th
Medicare’s Annual Enrollment period ends December 7th, so time is running out to give your Medicare coverage a checkup and
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Medicare – General
New Medicare rates could boost lab costs by $11B, GAO warns
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The implementation of CMS’ new clinical lab payment rates in Medicare could increase
Read MoreMedicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has taken a new step to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions
Read MoreMedicare Part D costs and deductibles for 2019
Do you know what is covered under Medicare Part D? Did you know that private companies that offer Part D
Read MoreNew Online Tool Displays Cost Differences for Certain Surgical Procedures
(Source – www.cms.gov) Procedure Price Lookup will help patients with Medicare consider potential cost differences when choosing among safe and
Read MoreGetting out of the Medicare drug doughnut hole faster
The new law that bans “gag clauses”, which had prevented pharmacist in some states from letting customers know about a
Read MoreHow FEHB works with Medicare
Do you have a Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Plan? Are you wondering if you should add Medicare as part
Read MoreOverhaul urged in hospital payments by HHS Inspector General
According to a new report from Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General, the tool that CMS uses to
Read MoreTrump administration proposes letting private Medicare plans exclude new types of drugs
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants to give private Medicare plans the flexibility to exclude
Read MoreMost people don’t understand Medicare when they sign up for it
According to a recent survey from Nationwide Retirement Institute and The Harris Poll, it found although 86 percent of older
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