Medicare’s Next 50 Years: Fix the Problems and Improve the Program
(By Jean Morrow for The Daily Signal) Medicare, the giant health program covering senior and disabled citizens, turned 51 on
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Medicare – General
Medicare’s Readmission Penalties Hit New High
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government’s penalties on hospitals will reach a new high as Medicare
Read MoreMedicare and Social Security Are NOT the Same.
For most baby boomers, your full retirement age is 66; however, you become eligible for Medicare when you turn age
Read MoreAre You Being Improperly Billed?
Federal officials have warned doctors that they may be subject to penalties if they improperly bill poor people on Medicare
Read MoreProtect yourself from hepatitis
(Source – The Medicare Blog) Did you know hepatitis kills close to 1.4 million people worldwide every year? Hepatitis, which
Read MoreMedPAC: Who are They?
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is independent non-elected congressional agency that
Read MoreTrying to find adequate elder care is a bureaucratic and personal nightmare
(By Laura Katz Olson for STAT) I’ve been studying elder care for more than 40 years. My special interest is
Read MoreMany Well-Known Hospitals Fail To Score 5 Stars In Medicare’s New Ratings
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government released its first overall hospital quality rating on Wednesday, slapping
Read MoreSome Seniors Surprised To Be Automatically Enrolled In Medicare Advantage Plans
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Only days after Judy Hanttula came home from the hospital after surgery last
Read MoreMedicare’s top 20 costliest drugs
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hepatitis C drug Harvoni topped the list of Medicare’s priciest prescription drugs in
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