The American Hospital Association just released findings that Medicare Advantage denials are up 56 percent. It seems the corporate health insurers offering people Medicare benefits through Medicare...
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Long-term care insurance is broken
An article in the New York Times by Jordan Rau and JoNel Aleccia explains the broken long-term care insurance system in the United States. Not only are long-term care insurance policies expensive...
Reps and Dems angry about care denials in Medicare Advantage
Robert King writes for Politico about the Republican and Democratic anger directed at insurance companies for denying care inappropriately to older adults and people with disabilities enrolled in...
UnitedHealth deprives members of critical rehabilitation care
A new investigation by Bob Herman and Casey Ross, reported in Stat News, reveals that UnitedHealth, Humana and other insurers are using algorithms to deny critical rehabilitation care to people in...
Why health insurers deny necessary care and get away with it
If you’re wondering why insurance companies deny necessary care and get away with it, it’s not only that the insurers are pulling all the strings and have become too big to fail...
Best exercise for older adults? The squat
Michelle Crouch writes for AARP Magazine that the best exercise for older adults is the squat. Why? Because more than anything else, as you get older, you want to be able to get up from a chair and...
AMA unhappy with Medicare payments, silent on health insurer...
The AMA President, Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, says he is concerned about “government interference in the practice of medicine.” He is also unhappy with Medicare payments. But, his complaints...
The challenges of caring for aging parents in the US
An article in The New York Times by Reed Abelson and Jordan Rau captures the plight of family members caring for aging parents in the US. The journalists profile several individuals who are managing...
Seven questions you should be asking this Medicare Open...
During this Medicare Open Enrollment period, ask yourself these seven questions. And, please know that you can always call the Medicare Rights Center at 1-800-333-4114 or your SHIP (State Health...
Could weight-loss drugs ultimately reduce health care spending?
Bruce Japsen reports for Forbes that weight-loss drugs are costing employers $324 per worker each year. These costs will only increase as more workers take these prescription drugs, if the government...