February 2020 – Medicare Report

Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Below are the adjusted expenses per inpatient day in 2018, organized by hospital

The cost of regularly taking and filling their medications is too much for some Americans. According to an online poll,

Majority of seniors get health coverage through Medicare once they retire, but many have misconceptions surrounding Medicare. A widely held

(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) The prevalence of obesity in U.S. adults was 42.4 percent in 2017-18, hitting

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Chances are, if you work for a large company, you received an email

Essence Healthcare has reached agreement to acquire Mutual of Omaha Medicare Advantage Company and Medicare Advantage Company of Omaha for

In response to a letter sent late last October by 19 senators, CMS officials are reportedly looking at allowing Medicare

You are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan and have a health savings account but don’t know how much you

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., threatened to subpoena Express Scripts

(By Maria Godoy for NPR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans that they should be prepared