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Three ways to fill in Medicare’s coverage gaps

Many people assume that Medicare is the only health insurance you need in retirement but find out later that you

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) card is the debit card that allow you to access money in your account. This account

According to a five-year study by GoodRx, it found the prices for the majority of drugs in U.S have started

(By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) Heather Waldron and John Hawley are losing their four-bedroom house

The Health Savings for Seniors Act (H.R. 3796) a bipartisan legislation would allow any senior enrolled in Medicare to contribute

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Shifting specialty drug administration away from hospital settings could reduce expenses by $4

New Medicaid patients went to hospitals 20 percent more after they got coverage than before according to a study from

Many Americans celebrate their 65th birthday because that’s the year they become eligible for Medicare and the hopes of paying

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Physicians were more likely to prescribe opioids later in the day and when

(By David Armstrong for STAT and Jeff Ernsthausen for Propublica) This story is a collaboration between STAT and ProPublica. Purdue