The state of Medicare Advantage, in one chart
(By Bob Herman for STAT published Jan. 16, 2024) Hospital leaders took pains to draw investors’ attention to their sizable
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Healthcare Costs
What to know about January’s annual drug price hikes
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Drug companies often increase prices at the start of the new year, and 2024 seems
Read MoreIs Medigap worth the cost?
Medicare Supplemental Insurance, commonly referred to as Medigap, covers two out of ten Medicare recipients, according to the latest analysis
Read MoreRSV vaccines drove rising Medicare Advantage costs, UnitedHealth execs say
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) RSV vaccinations brought more older adults to their primary care offices in the
Read MoreDid you hear about a Medicare Flex Card?
You may have heard the term Medicare Flex Card used in the recent Annual Open Enrollment, but what is it,
Read MoreMammography AI Can Cost Patients Extra. Is It Worth It?
(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) As I checked in at a Manhattan radiology clinic for my annual mammogram
Read MoreWhat 5 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Recent research on Medicare Advantage has tracked competition in local markets and investigated
Read MoreThe CBO Report That Didn’t Roar
(By Drew Altman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 04, 2024) A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report in September
Read MoreOlder Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for NPR) In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about
Read MoreWoman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions
(By Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News) When KFF Health News published an article in August about the “prior authorization
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