What Is Medicare Supplemental Insurance
Medicare Supplement Insurance or Medigap helps fill “gaps” in Original Medicare and is sold by private companies. Original Medicare pays
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Medicare – General
CMS changes successfully reduced outpatient overpayments, OIG audit finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Oversight changes CMS made in its system to identify patients in inpatient services
Read MoreExplaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Meredith Freed for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 22, 2022) The Inflation Reduction Act
Read MoreFewer people with end-stage kidney disease enrolled in Medicare, study finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The proportion of people with end-stage kidney disease enrolled in Medicare dropped from
Read MoreA Review of 62 Studies Finds Few Big Differences Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage on a Variety of Measures
(By Chris Lee for Kaiser Family Foundation published September 16, 2022) With the Medicare open enrollment period set to begin
Read MoreMedicare is using one of its biggest hammers to try to fix the dialysis system: how providers are paid
(By Isabella Cueto for STAT) Chronic kidney disease, already a problem affecting millions of Americans, is only expected to become
Read MoreOlder adults could see more money in their pockets as Social Security increases, Medicare Part B premiums flatten
By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 14, 2022 Older adults could receive an increase in Social Security payments as
Read MoreCongress needs to preserve seniors’ access to pharmacist care
By llisa BG Bernstein and Paul W Abramowitz for STAT News on Sept 15, 2022 Covid-19 demonstrated how quickly the
Read MoreMedicare needs to update its wheelchair coverage for the 21st century
By Paul Amadeus Lane and Jim Meade for STAT News on September 12, 2022 Both of us have spent much
Read MoreWhile Inflation Takes a Toll on Seniors, Billions of Dollars in Benefits Go Unused
By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News Millions of older adults are having trouble making ends meet, especially during these
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