Knowing the three types of medical providers under Medicare can save you money
Nearly two-thirds of all Medicare beneficiaries prefer original Medicare to Medicare Advantage plans. Beneficiaries like the freedom to choose any
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‘We Miss Them All So Much’: Grandparents Ache As The COVID Exile Grinds On
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Back home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Richard and Denise Victor would get to
Read MoreMemorial Day
Americans traditionally celebrate Memorial Day with family and friends gathered around barbecue grills, but this year it will be different.
Read MoreTo test our way out of the Covid-19 nightmare, focus on nursing homes
(By Donald H. Taylor, Jr. for STAT) Less than 1% of Americans live in nursing homes, yet these facilities account
Read MoreHighmark extends breaks for telehealth through Sept. 30: 4 details
(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark extended telehealth coverage benefits to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copayment
Read MoreCongress Said COVID-19 Tests Should Be Free — But Who’s Paying?
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals around the country are afraid to send out hundreds
Read MoreCMS announces changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D to provide better coverage
On May 22, 2020, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized requirements that will increase access to telehealth for
Read MoreCigna expands virtual provider network
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fourteen million members in Cigna’s employer-sponsored health plans can now talk and text with
Read MoreConcerned about your blood pressure? Medicare can help.
(Source- www.medicare.gov/blog) It’s difficult to detect high blood pressure. High blood pressure (also called “hypertension”) usually doesn’t have any warning
Read MoreFederal legislation to protect health data has made little progress. Will that change in the Covid-19 era?
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) Before the Covid-19 pandemic, health data privacy wasn’t exactly a hot topic on Capitol Hill.
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