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Signing up late for Part B could cost you, but in some cases you can sign up later than 65

If you don’t sign up for Medicare Part B during your seven-month initial enrollment period, you can sign up during

(By Dennis J. Selkoe for STAT) One of the many things I’ve learned during four decades of doing research on

Since 2000, small businesses have been responsible for creating 66 percent – almost 60 million people – are employed by

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period, when you can make changes that take effect January 1st, is under way and closes

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) logged an increase in nursing home complaints last year reaching its highest level

(Source – Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget) With several 2020 presidential candidates endorsing a move to single-payer health care

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be difficult. There are many things

(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Every morning, Britta Vander Linden dons compression stockings, a cumbersome process she

(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The opioid crisis cost the U.S. at least $631 billion from 2015 to

(By Kathy Hempstead for STAT) The open enrollment season for health insurance is close at hand, providing many people with