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Medicare Part D: A First Look at Medicare Prescription Drug Plans in 2022

(By Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation published November 2, 2021) During the Medicare open enrollment period

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) If you’re buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you’re in luck this fall. After

(By Mario Aguilar for STAT) Last month, surgeons implanted the first of a new, souped-up knee implant, developed by Zimmer

(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for covid-19 at

What do Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have in common? They are both common types of dementia with changes

(Source – blogs.va.gov) VA has extended the presumptive period to Dec. 31, 2026 for qualifying chronic disabilities rated 10% or more

(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) William Stork needs a tooth out. That’s what the 71-year-old retired truck driver’s dentist told him

(By Cynthia Cox, Krutika Amin, and Jason Millman for Kaiser Family Foundation published October 28, 2021) Many people who come to

(NPR) A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing

(Source – www.cms.gov) The Marketplace Open Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov runs from November 1, 2021 to January 15, 2022. Consumers