Medicaid, Medicare reflect 59% of revenue for 5 largest commercial insurers
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) After the ACA’s passage, the number of Americans enrolled in public coverage grew
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Medicare – General
Only 33 percent of seniors compare prices for Medicare plans
According to a survey from WellCare Health Plans, Medicare beneficiaries said that reviewing their Medicare plan once a year is
Read MoreExtra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
(Source – www.ssa.gov) Medicare beneficiaries can qualify for Extra Help with their Medicare prescription drug plan costs. The Extra Help
Read MoreThe Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act
According to the Congressional Research Service, 750,000 Medicare beneficiaries get socked with a Medicare Part B late-enrollment penalty in 2014.
Read MoreWhy seniors are not shopping around for Medicare plans
A survey of more than 1,000 Medicare-eligible people in the United States age 65 and over, 33 percent of older
Read MoreChoosing a Medicare Part D plan
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans or PDPs allows the individual to add prescription drug coverage to their original Medicare package. Prescription
Read MoreMEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT: TIME’S RUNNING OUT
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) Medicare Open Enrollment ends next week on December 7. If you’ve been thinking about changing your Medicare
Read MoreHeated And Deep-Pocketed Battle Erupts Over 340B Drug Discount Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A 25-year-old federal drug discount program has grown so big and controversial
Read MoreOhio hospitals lose appeal in dispute over Medicare reimbursement: 6 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) A group of Ohio hospitals have lost an appeal in their lawsuit against
Read MoreA $63 million health insurance scam
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a group coordinated criminal defendants in the Miami-Dade state court system to execute
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