A guide to covering LTC expenses
Seniors aged 65 have a nearly 70 percent chance of requiring long-term care services in the future. Of the 3.9
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Medicare – General
Access to Adult Dental Care Gets Renewed Focus in ACA Marketplace Proposal
(By Rayna Wallace, Michelle Long, and Kaye Pestaina for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 08, 2024) The 2023 KFF
Read MoreWhy primary care may cost less in Medicare Advantage
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Selective contracting with primary care physicians may be one factor behind lower per-patient
Read MoreEnrollment in Medicare Advantage
A recent report shows Medicare Advantage enrollment has increased by almost 2 million beneficiaries in 2023. Currently, 33 million individuals
Read MorePart D plans ramp up prior authorization
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Part D plans have ramped up restrictions on prescription drugs since 2011,
Read MoreBiden to propose expanding Medicare drug price negotiation in State of the Union
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — President Biden wants to more than double the size of Medicare’s new drug
Read MoreOperating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
(By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez for KFF Health News) In a little more than two years as CEO of a small
Read MoreWhy won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter
Read MoreSay That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called
Read MoreWithout Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight
(By Tony Leys for KFF Health News) Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money,
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