What is a Medigap supplement plan?
What is a Medigap supplement plan and what does it cover? In Philip Moeller’s “Ask Phil” column, he gives a
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Month: July 2018
Hurricane Maria Still Taking A Toll On Puerto Rico’s Seniors
(By Sarah Varney for Kaiser Health News in collaboration with PBS NewsHour) The question of who will care for Puerto
Read MoreGOP chairman, HHS’ Azar in talks to restart ACA’s $10.4B risk-adjustment payments
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, was
Read MoreMedicaid Under The Influence: How Drugmakers Sway Medication Options For Patients
(By Liz Essley Whyte, Joe Yerardi and Alison Kodjak for NPR and The Center for Public Integrity) Eight months pregnant,
Read MoreMedicare won’t cover you abroad, so you will need to purchase another health insurance policy
If you plan to move overseas for retirement you will need to plan for health care and health insurance. Your
Read MoreVirtual care reimbursement proposed by Medicare: 5 things to know
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS made a series of suggestions to expand telehealth in its latest Medicare Physician Fee
Read MoreHealth Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates
(By Marshall Allen for NPR ) To an outsider, the fancy booths at a June health insurance industry gathering in
Read MoreStaggering Prices Slow Insurers’ Coverage Of CAR-T Cancer Therapy
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Patients whose blood cancers have failed to respond to repeated rounds of chemotherapy
Read MoreExpensive drugs are playing a major role in the cost of health care
According to a new report conducted by Sun Life, the largest independent stop-loss provider in the U.S., the number of
Read MorePotential DNA damage from CRISPR has been ‘seriously underestimated,’ study finds
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) From the earliest days of the CRISPR-Cas9 era, scientists have known that the first step
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