A Little Known Rule Allows You to Change Your Medicare Advantage Plan
In 2015, a policy concerning “special enrollment period” for Medicare Advantage plans went into effect. The change allows members to
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Month: March 2016
Did Your Health Care Costs Go Down as Promised by Obamacare?
When President Obama’s Administration was campaigning for Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), one of the promises was that the “typical” family
Read MoreThe FDA is Four Years Behind in Granting Approval for Generic Drugs
The newly confirmed Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Robert M. Califf, stated the backlog of some
Read MoreDo You Want to be 10 Years Younger? Then Exercise
The latest research study published on Wednesday, in the Journal of Neurology, suggests that older Americans that engaged in strenuous
Read MoreMedicare Proposes Expansion Of Counseling Program For People At Risk Of Diabetes
(by Mary Agnes Carey for Kaiser Health News) As the health law turned six Wednesday, federal officials proposed the expansion
Read MoreNew Warnings on Pain Medicines.
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to require a black box warning (the strongest warning that FDA puts on a
Read MoreWill Obamacare’s Birth Control Coverage Issue be Tied Up in a Supreme Court’s Voting Tie?
Today, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, the eight United States Supreme Court Justices will hear its fourth Obamacare-related case. The case
Read MoreObamacare is Six Years Old Today
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is six years old today. Has it lived up to the promises that the American people were
Read MoreElectronic Records Offer a Chance to Ensure Patients’ End-Of-Life Plans Aren’t Lost in Critical Moments.
(By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) In a perfect world, patients with advance directives would be confident that their doctors
Read MoreAre You Paying More for Health Insurance? Here’s Why.
If you purchased your health insurance on the Exchange, then you have experienced an increase in your premiums. This is
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