Medicare Supplement plans F and C will end in 2020
In 2015, Congress decided to pass 200 billion dollars of Medicare expenses over a 10 year period to the Medicare
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Is your doctor right for you?
(Source – www.healthcare.gov) Your health and well-being are important and personal. You should have a doctor you trust and feel
Read MoreCouncil for Medicare Integrity urges CMS to implement prepayment claim reviews in fee-for-service program
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Council for Medicare Integrity, a nonprofit advocacy organization, is calling on CMS to implement
Read MoreSome things basic Medicare does and does not cover
Each day in the United States, about 10,000 baby boomers celebrate their 65th birthday and become eligible for Medicare. Yet
Read MoreHow much would you pay for the miracle of gene therapy?
(By Maria Kefalas for STAT) Every day I wake up thinking about how to get gene therapy to the children
Read MoreInadequate Oversight Allows Poor Care At California Nursing Homes To Go Unchecked, State Audit Finds
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California health regulators have allowed poor care to proliferate
Read More‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Is In Prison, But Daraprim’s Price Is Still High
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) It was 2015 when Martin Shkreli, then CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals and the
Read MoreNew Jersey hospital bills patient $5,751 for ice pack and bandage
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Jessica Pell went to the emergency room at Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center
Read MoreLos Angeles VA hospital delays more than 80 surgeries due to insect infestation
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Center closed operating rooms for a
Read MoreFederal kickback law might be used to bring down drug prices, FDA commissioner suggests
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, on Thursday suggested
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