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Federal Medicare expansion sees health lobby resistance

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Following early successes of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget blueprint, health

Eileen Cook August 30, 2021August 30, 2021

Dental/Oral Health Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Seniors would lose value if dental benefits added to Medicare, AHIP says

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A new report from AHIP warns that Medicare costs could increase while

Eileen Cook August 26, 2021

Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Those Medicare Advantage commercials

It is that time of the year when commercials with celebrity spokesperson talking about Medicare and how some Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook August 24, 2021August 24, 2021

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Ways to manage your drug costs

Medicare, unlike many private health insurance plans, Medicare Part D has no out-of-pocket limit on prescription drug costs each year.

Eileen Cook August 23, 2021August 23, 2021

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Higher and Faster Growing Spending Per Medicare Advantage Enrollee Adds to Medicare’s Solvency and Affordability Challenges

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published August 17, 2021) The number of

Eileen Cook August 18, 2021

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

The basics of Medicare

How familiar are you with Medicare? Have you read the 2021 “Medicare and You” guide the federal government published? The

Eileen Cook August 17, 2021

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

How’s your Medicare knowledge?

Signing up for Medicare should be easy, but it is not. Medicare is a complicated program with its different types

Eileen Cook August 16, 2021

Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

If you plan to move abroad in your retirement, don’t overlook Medicare

If you plan on relocating overseas in your retirement or already have, do not overlook Medicare. Medicare does not cover

Eileen Cook August 12, 2021

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Understanding the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

With Medicare’s Open Enrollment around the corner, one of the ways to determine the quality of a Medicare Advantage health

Eileen Cook August 11, 2021

Medicare - General Nursing Homes

Medicare’s Three-Day Rule: What you need to know

Those individuals who need continued care at a skilled nursing facility after being discharged from the hospital may be in

Eileen Cook August 11, 2021