Could Medicare beneficiaries see a decrease in Medicare premiums?
The Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said: the overestimate in costs of covering an expensive and controversial new
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Medicare – General
Medicare and ACA health plans
If you are approaching your 65th birthday and have a health plan through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, you need
Read More$1.8 billion in Medicare funds spent on drugs whose clinical benefits have yet to be confirmed
A new study found the U.S. federal government spent an estimated $1.8 billion in Medicare funds in 2019 on drugs
Read MoreKey Senate panel wants to axe in-person requirement for virtual mental health services
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators working on mental health policy have proposed axing
Read MoreViewpoint: The new dominance of Medicare Advantage is likely to change healthcare as we know it
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage is likely to be the dominant source of Medicare coverage by
Read MoreFAQs on Medicare Coverage of Telehealth
(Wyatt Koma, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published May 23, 2022) Telehealth, the provision of health
Read MoreCMS Unveils More User-Friendly Medicare Website
(Source-CMS.gov) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled several updates to the Medicare.gov website that make it easier, for
Read MoreCMS launches more user-friendly Medicare website
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS unveiled changes to the medicare.gov website May 18 that it said makes
Read MoreCommercial insurers paid hospitals 224% more than what Medicare did, study finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Commercial insurers paid hospitals an average of 224 percent more compared to Medicare
Read MoreMost Office-Based Physicians Accept New Patients, Including Patients With Medicare and Private Insurance
(By Nancy Ochieng , Matthew Rae, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 12, 2022)
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