Medicare Advantage 2025 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Premiums and Benefits
(By Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 15, 2024)
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Older Adults
5 benefits Medicare Advantage plans are cutting back for 2025
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fewer Medicare Advantage insurers will offer remote access technologies and over-the-counter benefits in
Read MoreMedicare Advantage saves money
Medicare recipients who migrate from traditional Medicare to the Medicare Advantage program have saved the federal government $144 billion over
Read MoreThese matchmakers connect teens and elders. The friendships benefit both sides
(By Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR) When Andrea Levitt, 82, first met Angelo Williams, 16, at a cookies-and-tea event in New
Read MoreIs a Medicare Advantage plan right for you?
It is the time of the year again when all those Medicare Advantage plans advertise how wonderful they are and
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans ramp up lobbying efforts
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage insurers are ramping up efforts to persuade lawmakers to increase funding
Read MoreOlder Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon,
Read More2025 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2025 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts
Read MoreHospital-at-home, telehealth coverage to end: 5 updates
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospital-at-home and telehealth reimbursement from CMS will expire at the end of 2024
Read MoreWatchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
(By Fred Schulte for KFF Health News) A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to
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