Simple guide to the ins and outs of Medicare
If you are one of the millions that become eligible for Medicare in 2018, it’s important to have the information
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Medicare Advantage
Mistakes you cannot avoid to make with Medicare
If you are like most seniors you rely on Medicare to cover their healthcare needs in retirement. But Medicare is
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare rolls out wearable glucose monitor program
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) UnitedHealthcare teamed up with DexCom, a provider of wearable glucose monitors, to
Read MoreFee-for-service Medicare might provide better skilled-nursing choices for its beneficiaries
In a new study published in the journal Health Affairs suggests that fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare might provide better skilled-nursing choices
Read MoreDo you want to drop your Medicare Advantage plan and go back to original Medicare?
On January 1 st , two separate Medicare enrollment periods began. Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period, which lasts until February 14
Read MoreCMS to ensure Medicare Advantage plans have adequate provider networks
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will start reviewing Medicare Advantage plans on a three-year cycles rather than only
Read MoreHow well do you know Medicare?
The Medicare program is not well understood by many people even though almost every American over the age of 65
Read MoreMedicare Advantage benchmarks creating inefficiencies
The Medicare Advantage (MA) benchmark bidding system, which was intended to reduce plan inefficiencies, has allowed health plans to benefit
Read MoreCan you switch Medicare Advantage plans?
In Kim Lankford’s column, she answers a question if you’re unhappy with your Medicare Advantage plan that you signed up
Read MoreMedicare Advantage members originated through an employer-group health plan is growing
As of December 1, 2017, total Medicare Advantage (MA) membership stood at million, representing approximately 35 percent of the 60
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