Medicare Open Enrollment is just around the corner
The annual Medicare Open Enrollment is right around the corner. The open enrollment period runs from October 15th to December
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Allowing Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices Remains Broadly Popular Among Voters, Though Most Are Unaware of the Law and Its Projected Savings
(By Craig Paloskey for The Kaiser Family Foundation published September 13, 2024) Allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices on behalf
Read MoreVA and Armed Forces Wellness Centers partnering
(Source – news.va.gov) VA’s National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCP) has partnered with DOD’s Defense Health Agency’s
Read MoreShould the Medicare Advantage window be widened?
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Seniors are given the opportunity to switch Medicare Advantage plans annually, but some
Read MoreOptum joins CVS, Cigna in dropping Humira
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Optum Rx will join the other major pharmacy benefit managers and exclude Humira
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Quality Bonus Payments Will Total at Least $11.8 Billion in 2024
(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 11, 2024)
Read MoreLife coach or therapist? Know the differences
(By Emily Hemendinger for NPR) Life coach, wellness coach, business coach, weight loss coach, breakup coach – the list goes
Read MoreUS Uninsured Rate Was Stable in 2023, Even as States’ Medicaid Purge Began
(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News) The proportion of Americans without health insurance remained stable in 2023, the Census
Read MoreThe Connection Between Social Security Disability Benefits and Health Coverage Through Medicaid and Medicare
(By Maiss Mohamed, Alice Burns, and Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 10, 2024) In 2021, 13
Read MoreInsurers: Mental health parity rule will have ‘severe unintended consequences’
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Insurers and employers are pushing back on new rules that would toughen requirements
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