Medicare Advantage 2020 Spotlight: First Look
(By Gretchen Jacobson, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) Medicare Advantage plans
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Month: October 2019
An Alzheimer’s patient on what was lost when Biogen shut down its trial, and what may be gained again
(By Damian Garde and Adam Feuerstein for STAT) Biogen’s decision to revisit a once-failed treatment for Alzheimer’s disease came as
Read MoreMedicare, A Simple Explanation
(Source – blog.ssa.gov/medicare) Social Security and Medicare are both programs that are household names, but do you know the true
Read MoreSome Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers For Costs Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in
Read MoreHospitals don’t like having to post their high chargemaster rates
The Trump administration has required hospitals to publicly disclose their prices also known as “chargemasters.” Although hospitals chargemaster lists the
Read MoreSigning up late for Part B could cost you, but in some cases you can sign up later than 65
If you don’t sign up for Medicare Part B during your seven-month initial enrollment period, you can sign up during
Read MoreBiogen’s good news on aducanumab could ‘open the floodgates’ for Alzheimer’s drugs
(By Dennis J. Selkoe for STAT) One of the many things I’ve learned during four decades of doing research on
Read MoreSmall employers’ support of proposals to control prescription drug costs
Since 2000, small businesses have been responsible for creating 66 percent – almost 60 million people – are employed by
Read MoreGetting your Medicare drug coverage right during open enrollment
Medicare’s annual open enrollment period, when you can make changes that take effect January 1st, is under way and closes
Read MoreNursing Home Complaints Increase Nationwide
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) logged an increase in nursing home complaints last year reaching its highest level
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