April 2018 – Page 5 – medicarereport.org

How Medicare’s Conflicting Hospitalization Rules Cost Me Thousands Of Dollars

(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) A few months ago, I wrote a check for $12,000 but couldn’t figure out exactly

According to Fidelity Investments, a 65 year-old couple retiring this year will need $280,000 to cover health care and medical

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is urging the federal government to address adverse selection related to Medicaid or Medicare end

Lobbyist representing cancer hospitals are urging Medicare officials to create a new payment rule for inpatient reimbursement for new, expensive

A recent survey by Software Advice, found that consumers want their doctors to adopt telehealth, but the see the value

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Aetna will realign its business segments as it gears up for a pending $69 billion

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) Most people are familiar with some form of triage: When you go to an emergency

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Several weeks ago, Medicare launched an initiative to prevent seniors and people with

(By Shefali Luthra and Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) When Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory calling for more people

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The majority of Americans — 79 percent — believe businesses are more