What you should do during Medicare Annual Enrollment Period
Do you know what you can do during Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP)? Do you know what you cannot do
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ERs are now swamped with seriously ill patients — but most don’t even have COVID
(By Kate Wells for NPR) Inside the Emergency Department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, staff are struggling to care for
Read MoreBoost your protection from COVID-19
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Get ready to help increase your protection with a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Medicare covers a COVID-19 vaccine
Read MoreAnalysis: A Procedure That Cost $1,775 in New York Was $350 in Maryland. Here’s Why.
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) For the past 18 months, while I was undergoing intensive physical therapy and
Read MoreDirect Primary Care, With a Touch of Robin Hood
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) MODESTO, Calif. — Britta Foster and Minerva Tiznado are in different leagues
Read MoreCourt halts New York City retiree Medicare contract
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) After receiving pushback from retirees, New York City’s new Medicare contract for city
Read MoreSenate holds hearing on state, future of insurance: 8 takeaways
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing titled “Health Insurance Coverage in America:
Read More3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically
Read MoreMedicare Advantage costs the federal government less than traditional Medicare
A recent report compares Medicare Advantage plans to fee-for-service (FSS) Medicare and found the federal government spends less money per
Read MoreMost Medicare Beneficiaries Don’t Shop Around for Coverage
(Wyatt Koma, Meredith Freed , Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published October 21, 2021) The Medicare open enrollment period is
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