Nationwide launching supplemental health plan
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Insurance giant Nationwide is partnering with supplemental insurance providers Brella and AccuRisk Solutions
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Nursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation
(By Jared Whitlock for STAT) After a hospital stay in 2016 for a brain tumor, Regina Romero was transferred to
Read MoreCognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what
Read MoreFixed incomes are vulnerable to inflation’s effect on healthcare costs
In a recent survey conducted by eHealth, 95 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are worried about the impact of inflation on
Read MoreWho out there has heard of IRMAA?
Not many Medicare beneficiaries have heard of IRMAA – income-related monthly adjustment amount- and, if they did, it came as
Read MoreMedicare Part D premiums lower for 2023
Medicare beneficiaries should be seeing a lower premium for prescription drug coverage in 2023; however, the maximum deductible next year
Read MoreNational uninsured rate hit record low this year
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 8 percent in the
Read MoreWhat are the Implications of Long COVID for Employment and Health Coverage?
(By Alice Burns for Kaiser Family Foundation published Aug 01, 2022) Long COVID has been described as our “next national
Read MoreCigna to provide free transport to cooling centers for over 350K Medicare Advantage members
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cigna will provide free transportation to local cooling centers for Medicare Advantage members
Read MoreCMS Releases 2023 Projected Medicare Basic Part D Average Premium
(Source – cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that the average basic monthly premium for
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