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...
Diane Archer
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...
Medicare Advantage: Beware of inappropriate nursing home stay...
Susan Jaffe writes for Kaiser Health News about the risk that your Medicare Advantage plan will inappropriately deny you the nursing home care you need. Because the government pays Medicare Advantage...
2023: Medicare premiums and other costs
The Medicare Open Enrollment period begins on October 15 and ends on December 7, so you will have several weeks to review your Medicare options for 2023. Particularly if you have Medicare Part D drug...
New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise at slowing cognitive...
Damien Garde and Adam Feuerstein report for Stat News on likely FDA approval of a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. In a clinical trial, the drug was shown to slow cognitive decline by 27...
How sweet is your diet?
Our brains are programmed to love sugar. And, sugar is in all foods with carbohydrates, including fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy. Eating these whole foods is good for your health because your...
2022: Health care costs threaten the well-being of many Americans
Fewer Americans are uninsured than ever–almost half the number before the Affordable Care Act took effect. But, rates of underinsurance are high, with millions of people having gaps in their...
Health insurance industry continues to mislead on high costs of...
Whatever you say about Medicare Advantage–the Medicare health plans administered by private insurance companies–one thing is undeniably true: Medicare Advantage costs more than...