Health care costs for dementia found greater than for any other disease
(Source - National Institutes of Health ) In the last five years of life, total health care spending for people
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Medicare - General
Premiums For Key Marketplace Silver Plans Rising An Average Of 7.5 Percent, HHS Says
(By - Mary Agnes Carey and Jordan Rau, Kaiser health News) Premiums will increase an average of 7.5 percent for
Read MoreMedicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 - A Potential medicare Solution?
Described as “an essential piece of any sustainable healthcare system,” the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 and its role
Read MoreMedicare Patients: Be Wary of “Observation Status” if You’re Hospitalized
There could be a significant surprise waiting for you at the end of a hospital visit, depending on how your
Read MoreMedicare at Age 50: Unlikely to Make It to 100
(Source - NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS) In July 2015, the Medicare trustees released their 2014 report on the financial
Read MoreMedicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare: Is the Balance Tipping?
(By - Tricia Neuman, Giselle Casillas, and Gretchen Jacobson - Kaiser Family Foundation) A growing share of Medicare beneficiaries have
Read MoreAre Medicare ACOs Working? Experts Disagree
(Source - Kaiser Health News) One of the missions of the 2010 federal health law is to slow the soaring
Read MoreMEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT PREVIEW
(Source - Kaiser Family Foundation) With Medicare Advantage (Part C) and prescription drug (Part D) open enrollment beginning October 15th,
Read MoreMedicare premium Increase for 8 million Americans looks increasingly likely
Sarah Ferris, reporting yesterday on thehill.com, reports that the possibility of averting an expected increase of over 50% in monthly
Read MoreImportant things to think about during open enrollment
Many Medicare enrollees–especially those just beginning to experience the program–often overlook a few substantial areas that should be carefully considered.
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