Paying Billions for Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug? How About Funding This Instead?
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) If you could invest $56 billion each year in improving health care for
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Medicare Advantage
Anthem buys MMM Holdings in Puerto Rico
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has completed its acquisition of Puerto Rico- based MMM Holdings, LLC and its Medicare Advantage
Read More26 million Americans have an Medicare Advantage plan
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s latest analysis, the number of Americans covered by Medicare Advantage plans has doubled over
Read MoreIf you are still working, should you sign up for Medicare at 65?
Seniors who are still working with employer health insurance when they turn 65 and are confused if they need to
Read MoreMedicare spent $2.1B on discarded drugs in 2 years, study shows
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than $2.1 billion of Medicare Part B’s spending from 2017 to 2019 went
Read MoreMedicare Advantage in 2021: Enrollment Update and Key Trends
(By Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published June 21, 2021) Over
Read MoreWhat is the Medicare star rating system?
Medicare’s Open Enrollment starts October 15th, but it’s not too early to think about your Medicare coverage. During open enrollment,
Read MoreUnderstanding the Medigap Open Enrollment Period
When you first become eligible for Medicare, you have the choice of Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage. If you choose
Read MoreFDA’s Approval of Biogen’s New Alzheimer’s Drug Has Huge Cost Implications for Medicare and Beneficiaries
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published June 10, 2021) The question of what would happen when
Read MoreHow Might Lowering the Medicare Age Affect Medicaid Enrollees?
(By MaryBeth Musumeci, Robin Rudowitz, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published June 10, 2021) President Biden’s FY 2022
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