Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging
(By Laura Ungar and Trudy Lieberman for Kaiser Health News) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Army veteran Eugene Milligan is 75 years
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A Message from the Medicare Report’s Editorial Staff:
It’s a great pleasure to take a moment to wish everyone a safe, relaxing, and happy Labor Day! As you
Read MoreShould you consider Medicare Supplement Plan F?
Medigap is a policy designed to pay some of the extra healthcare expenses that traditional Medicare doesn’t cover. Once of
Read MoreCVS moving to change healthcare: A timeline since the Aetna acquisition
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Since buying health insurer Aetna in November, CVS Health has emphasized holistic healthcare
Read MoreHormone therapy during menopause raises breast cancer risk for years, study finds
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) A sweeping new analysis adds to the evidence that many women who take hormone therapy
Read MoreThey Got Estimates Before Surgery — And A Bill After That Was 50% More
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) From a planning perspective, Wolfgang Balzer is the perfect health care consumer. Balzer,
Read More‘Locally Grown’ Insurance Companies Help Fortify Washington State Market
(By Donna Gordon Blankinship for Kaiser Health News) SEATTLE — Although few states have finalized their 2020 health insurance rates
Read MoreA new reinsurance pool in Rhode Island
The Department of Health and Human Services approved the state of Rhode Island’s 1332 waiver application to create an individual
Read MoreMedicare wasting millions by paying for hospice drugs twice, inspector general finds
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare has been paying for drugs used in hospices twice, wasting hundreds of
Read MoreWhat to expect on pending healthcare legislation
What are the key healthcare issues that Congress wants to address when they return from summer recess? Although there is
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