Is New App From Feds Your Answer To Navigating Medicare Coverage? Yes And No

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News)

Millennials, beware: Your grandparents are about to start calling you for help downloading the new Medicare smartphone app.

The iPhone and Android app, which launched Feb. 6, is called “What’s Covered,” and true to its name, it mostly answers one simple, yes-or-no question: Is this medical procedure covered by traditional Medicare?  Continue reading article here…

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