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M4A and Public Option PlansMedicare Advantage
Eileen Cook January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 0 Comments

Is Medicare Advantage plans extra benefits making it difficult for Presidential candidates to sell M4A?

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans surpassed 22 million, which is 35 percent of total Medicare beneficiaries and it’s expected to

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Medicare - General
Eileen Cook January 2, 2020 0 Comments

What is the difference between Medicare Supplement Plan F and Plan G?

Effective as of January 1, 2020, Medicare Supplements Plan F and C are no longer available to those who are

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Health Care RedesignLegislative UpdatePart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook January 2, 2020 0 Comments

3 drug pricing policy experiments to watch in 2020

(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — Politicians spent the better part of 2019 bickering over the best way to

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Eileen Cook January 2, 2020 0 Comments

Extending ‘Healthspan’: Brain Scientists Tap Into The Secrets Of Living Well Longer

(By Sharon Jayson for Kaiser Health News) AUSTIN, Texas — Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell, 61,

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Eileen Cook January 1, 2020December 31, 2019 0 Comments

Happy New Year!

The staff at AMAC Foundation and the Medicare Report editorial team wish you and your family the best of health, happiness, and

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Artificial IntelligenceMedical Technology
Eileen Cook December 31, 2019 0 Comments

A Reality Check On Artificial Intelligence: Are Health Care Claims Overblown?

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Health products powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are streaming into our lives, from

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CMSPrice Transparency
Eileen Cook December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 0 Comments

CMS extends comment period for a proposed rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended by two weeks the comment period for a proposed rule mandating

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Emerging Health IssuesPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook December 31, 2019 0 Comments

In Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, Family Doctors Fill In The Gaps

(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Dr. Angela Gatzke-Plamann didn’t fully grasp her community’s opioid crisis until one desperate patient called

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Alzheimer's/Dementia
Eileen Cook December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 0 Comments

Learn how to minimize your risk of dementia

According to Alzheimer experts, for some people taking certain drugs can increase their risk for dementia. Both over the counter

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Emerging Health IssuesLegal Actions/Court DecisionsMedical Technology
Eileen Cook December 31, 2019 0 Comments

He Jiankui, who created world’s first CRISPR’d babies, sentenced to three years in prison

(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced He Jiankui, the scientist who made the world’s first genetically

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