Medicare and the High Cost of Drugs
Some seniors enrolled in Medicare are at high risk of having their life savings completely wiped out due to the
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Medicare - General
Cost of Medicare for Today’s Retirees
A recent survey of Retirement Healthcare Costs found that a 65-year-old couple retiring today can expect to pay an average
Read MoreMedicare Site Neutral Payment Reform
Policy makers have been looking at how and where Medicare can be modernized, but they have overlooked the most obvious:
Read MoreMedical home model improves care, but not costs among safety-net providers
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The patient-centered medical home concept may face specific, significant challenges when implemented by
Read MorePre-Existing Condition and Medigap Policy
Medicare defines a pre-existing condition as a health problem you had prior to the date a new Medigap policy starts;
Read MoreMedicare Health Plan Members Not Receiving Information on How to Lower Health Care Costs
In a recent survey of 500 Medicare Health consumers by HealthMine found 89 percent of Medicare Health plan members aged
Read MoreHospitals Ramp Up Hyperbaric Therapy For Diabetics, Despite Concerns
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Villages Regional Hospital did not sweat its decision to add hyperbaric oxygen
Read MoreHas Medicare’s Hospital Readmission Reduction Program Stalled?
The federal government’s five-year campaign to stem the tide of hospital readmission has been success; however, while improvements were made
Read MoreIn defense of Medicare’s annual wellness exam
(By Mara Schonberg for ST A T) I n my work as a primary care physician, time is a precious
Read MoreNew Medicare Cards Being Phased In to Help Prevent Identity Theft
Frank Frasseto, the administrator for the Division of Trade and Consumer, says the new Medicare Cards that do not include
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