How well do you know Medicare?
Medicare is for most American retirees their primary health care plan. Medicare is complicated, and understanding it is crucial to
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Medicare – General
Some Doctors, Patients Balk At Medicare’s ‘Flat Fee’ Payment Proposal
(By Martha Bebinger for NPR) The Trump administration announced a plan Friday that would affect about 40 percent of the
Read MoreNo Gaps In Understanding: Here’s Your Primer On Medigap Coverage
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Every year, older adults can opt out of a Medicare Advantage plan and
Read MoreMedicare the complicated federal health insurance program for retirees
Even for the savviest retiree, figuring out when to enroll in Medicare and which parts to enroll in can be
Read MoreMedicare patients pay less for drugs if they pay cash
A recent U.S. study suggests that Medicare patients pay less when they pay cash instead of using their health insurance.
Read MoreMedicare’s ‘catastrophic insurance’ can be a catastrophe for middle-income seniors
(By Erin E. Trish and Geoffrey F. Joyce for STAT) Pam Holt, a teacher and school administrator in Granger, Indiana,
Read MoreWe need to improve Medicare’s annual wellness visit to better detect early dementia
(By Noam Kirson, Urvi Desai and Nicole Fowler for STAT) Mind-robbing Alzheimer’s disease, the leading cause of dementia in the
Read MoreAnswers to some Medicare questions
If you are getting ready to enroll in Medicare you may have a few questions on Medicare parts, costs and
Read MoreStakeholders want CMS to use analytics to stop fraudulent payments
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a July 17 House Ways and Means Committee hearing, government officials heard
Read MoreMedicare’s bundled-payment system did not reduce costs
In a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found Medicare’s bundled-payment system did not
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