6 tips to help you pick the right health insurance plan
(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) If you’re buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you’re in luck this fall. After
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Medicare - General
Getting dental coverage added to Medicare faces pushback from some dentists
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) William Stork needs a tooth out. That’s what the 71-year-old retired truck driver’s dentist told
Read MoreDemocrats’ Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits Put Pinch on Advantage Plans’ Funding
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) “Did you think we wouldn’t notice?” an older woman says, speaking into the
Read MoreMedicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending
Read MorePotential Costs and Impact of Health Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
(Cynthia Cox, Robin Rudowitz, Juliette Cubanski, Karen Pollitz , MaryBeth Musumeci, Usha Ranji , and Michelle Long for Kaiser Family
Read MoreWhat you should do during Medicare Annual Enrollment Period
Do you know what you can do during Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP)? Do you know what you cannot do
Read MoreBoost your protection from COVID-19
(Source - www.medicare.gov/blog) Get ready to help increase your protection with a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Medicare covers a COVID-19
Read MoreCourt halts New York City retiree Medicare contract
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) After receiving pushback from retirees, New York City’s new Medicare contract for
Read MoreSenate holds hearing on state, future of insurance: 8 takeaways
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing titled “Health Insurance Coverage in
Read More3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically
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