Medicare's new $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket drug costs could save enrollees thousands, AARP says
The AARP report suggests the spending cap could be huge for Medicare enrollees who take costly drugs for cancer, rheumatoid ...
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Outlook for Medicare Advantage Under the Trump Administration
Medicare Advantage (MA), the private insurance option under Medicare, is one of many policy areas that will garner great ...
The Medicare maze: Finding providers in a shrinking network
It can be harder than ever for older Americans to find providers who accept Medicare at all, let alone those who are taking ...
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Millions on Medicare Will Save on Prescription Drugs in 2025
Hays and her husband who have a Medicare Part D drug plan. As a result, she expects to shell out a lot less at the pharmacy counter in 2025.   “That $2,000 cap,” which will be adjusted annually for ...
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Medicare director, at JPM conference, gives tips on how to lead the nation’s largest payer
The current head of the Center for Medicare has advice for her successor: "Engaging everyone in the ecosystem" is the ...
Dr. Oz’s Medicare leadership team takes shape
Health policy experts Chris Klomp, Stephanie Carlton and Abe Sutton appear favored for senior roles in the emerging Trump ...
Insurgent bid to unseat UFT head Michael Mulgrew driven by anger over Medicare Advantage flap
An insurgent coalition — including retired teachers fed up with attempts to overhaul their health insurance — will try to ...
California businessman pleads guilty in $10 million Medicare kickback scheme targeting cancer patients
Prosecutors allege Adam Wayne Owens violated an anti-kickback statute in a scheme to provide genetic cancer testing for ...
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Pontiac hospital under financial stress after losing Medicare reimbursement
Pontiac General Hospital is in dire financial straits after federal regulators pulled Medicare reimbursement.
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CMS retracts Medicare Advantage enrollment report
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will issue corrected data on Medicare Advantage enrollment the week of Jan. 20 ...
Medtronic stock rises as Medicare says it may cover hypertension procedure
Medicare may begin to cover renal denervation with Medtronic’s Symplicity device by October, which could drive coverage among ...
Researchers find Medicare Advantage beneficiaries do not receive more dental, vision or hearing care
As the privatized form of Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans advertise dental, vision, and hearing benefits not covered by ...