Hospital Prices Just Got a Lot More Transparent. What Does This Mean for You?
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals face the new year with new requirements to post price information they
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Expanding Advanced Care Planning for Veterans
(Source – www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage) Life-Sustaining Treatment Orders empower older Veterans to communicate their authentic wishes for care at the end of
Read MoreGet ready to use your new coverage for the new year
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) The New Year can bring many changes, and is a great time to choose to put your
Read MoreWhat you’ll want to know about your Medicare Part B coverage effective January 2021
In 2019, over 55 million Americans over age 65 or older relied on Medicare to help pay for their healthcare.
Read MoreNo Surprises Act signed into law; insurers lose yearslong lobbying battle
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) A measure to end surprise medical bills for emergency and scheduled care was
Read MoreSeniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets
(By Harris Meyer for Kaiser Health News) Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced
Read MoreHappy New Year!
The staff at AMAC Foundation and the Medicare Report editorial team wish you and your family the best of health, happiness, and
Read MoreParamedics partner with Wisconsin hospital to get heart attack patients straight to surgery
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Kenosha, Wis.-based Froedtert South Hospital partnered with local paramedics to implement “Straight to Cath”
Read MorePfizer vs. Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: What’s the same & what’s different
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two COVID-19 vaccines, one from Moderna and one from Pfizer, have been given emergency
Read More1st case of highly infectious COVID-19 variant identified in US
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Colorado officials reported the nation’s first known case of the COVID-19 variant that has
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