If I Apply for Social Security am I Automatically Enrolled in Medicare?
Depending on whether or not you’re eligible for both programs, you may apply for both Social Security and Medicare simultaneously.
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Pharmaceutical Company Has Hiked Price On Aid-In-Dying Drug
(By April Dembosky, KQED for Kaiser Health News) When California’s aid-in-dying law takes effect this June, terminally ill patients who decide to
Read moreAre You Ready to Make a Decision on Medicare?
A retiree is faced with many decisions including whether or not to take Medicare to cover their healthcare needs. But
Read moreSome Thoughts of Fixing Medicare
Medicare–like Social Security–is on a path to deplete its cash reserves even quicker than Social Security, yet it doesn’t seem
Read moreHaving Trouble Paying Medical Bills, You are Not Alone
Despite passage of healthcare reform laws, forty-three percent of insured adults in the state of Massachusetts state health care costs still
Read moreIt’s Alive!
In this week’s issue of the journal Science, a team of genome scientist created a single-celled organism that has 473
Read moreLast of Five Defendants Pleads Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme involving Detroit-Area Home Health Companies
The last of five defendants pleaded guilty for his role in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme involving Detroit-area home
Read morePrimary Care Doctors Often Don’t Help Patients Manage Depression: Study
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Although primary care doctors frequently see patients with depression, they typically do less
Read moreDo All the Hospital’s Doctors Accept Your Insurance? If Not, You May Get the Bill.
A young athlete is hurt during a sporting event and is taken to nearby in-network hospital for emergency surgery; the
Read moreDevice Maker Olympus Hiked Prices For Scopes As Superbug Infections Spread
(By Chad Terhune and Melody Peters for Kaiser Health News) LOS ANGELES — Soon after doctors at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan
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