May 2019 – medicarereport.org

Medicare Advantage premiums dropped during latest enrollment period

According to a new report from eHealth, Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D applications were up 87 percent during the

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for NPR) As rural hospital closures roil the country, some states are banking on a rescue

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Elham Mirshafiei was at the library cramming for final exams during her senior

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) For a hospital that had once labored to break even, Wheeling Hospital displayed

(Source – blog.ssa.gov) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides monthly payments to people who have limited income

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The PBM market is dominated by three major players, who together handled about

The Internal Revenue Service announced a new, higher contribution limits for health savings accounts for 2020. Health savings accounts come

(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) There’s nothing magical about the number 10,000. In fact, the idea of walking at least

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) When you’re unhappy with the quality of your health care, you might want to talk with whoever

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) LifeShare Blood Center, a major blood supplier to hospitals in Louisiana, eastern Texas