How 5 specialties charge relative to Medicare rates
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Average provider charges have been growing faster than Medicare payment rates, according to
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Make your next Medicare premium payment online
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) If you get this bill from Medicare for your premiums, you may be able to pay it online with a
Read moreCMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2018 National Health Expenditures
(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) Total national healthcare spending in 2018 grew 4.6 percent, which was slower than the 5.4 percent overall
Read moreWebsite Errors Raise Calls For Medicare To Be Flexible With Seniors’ Enrollment
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Saturday is the deadline for most people with Medicare coverage to sign up
Read moreMedicare open enrollment is ending soon
December 7th marks the day that your Medicare coverage is locked in for 2020. However, for those in Medicare Advantage
Read moreNo Itch to Switch: Few Medicare Beneficiaries Switch Plans During the Open Enrollment Period
(By Wyatt Koma, Juliette Cubanski, Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation, published December 2,
Read moreThese Medicare services could save you money and help prevent costly health problems.
Medicare is not free, but there are some services that have no out-of-pocket costs for many Medicare beneficiaries. Of course,
Read moreMedicare overpaid hospitals $502M, OIG says
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sixty hospitals received $502 million in overpayments from Medicare during fiscal years 2011-14,
Read moreHealthcare is the largest expense in retirement
One third of Americans ages 50 and over anticipate healthcare being their single greatest expense in retirement according to a
Read moreAct now: Medicare Open Enrollment ends December 7
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) Time’s running out to make changes to your Medicare coverage for 2020! Medicare Open Enrollment ends December
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