Both the Wall Street Journal and MedPage Today recently have run compelling stories on the tradeoffs of opting for Medicare Advantage. They focus on the fact that people in Medicare Advantage, health...
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You can now buy hearing aids at the drugstore
Finally, the day has come when you can buy hearing aids at the drugstore, as well as Walmart and other big box stores. No need for a visit to the audiologist or a prescription, reports Phil Galewitz...
Bill in Congress would keep private insurers from using Medicare...
Congressmen Marc Pocan and Ro Khanna introduced the Save Medicare Act last week. If passed, the bill would change the name of private health insurance plans offering Medicare benefits from ...
Government proposes national health care provider directory
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to create a national health care provider directory, reports Allison Bell for Think Advisor. The goal is to ensure that health care...
How to keep healthy this flu and Covid season
It’s getting colder outside and that means that you are more likely to get sick with a virus. The cold weather won’t make you sick. But, viruses spread more easily when it’s cold...
Senate Republicans introduce bill to undo Democrats’...
Congressional Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will lower health care costs for people with Medicare, capping their out-of-pocket drug costs and allowing Medicare to negotiate prices...
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment: Beware of Bad Actors
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment begins on October 15 and runs through December 7. You have many choices to make and you should take the time needed to make them, for both your physical and your...
Medicare Advantage plans are an “Insatiable Cash...
In a no holds barred expose, Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz report for the New York Times on the fraudulent activities of the largest health insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans...
2023 Medicare Advantage star ratings fall
Medicare Advantage plan star ratings have always been a farce, and you should not trust them. Most Medicare Advantage plans have four or five stars, and they still might offer poor quality care...
Medicare might cover more dental services in a limited way
For years, Democrats in Congress have tried to add a dental benefit to Medicare without success. But, now, Susan Jaffe reports for Kaiser Health News that the Biden administration is proposing to...