In a no holds barred expose, Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz report for the New York Times on...
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2023 Medicare Advantage star ratings fall
Medicare Advantage plan star ratings have always been a farce, and you should not trust them. Most...
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...
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...
Hospital 340B program fails low-income communities
Katie Thomas and Jessica Silver-Greenberg report for The New York Times on how a big non-profit...
Private equity takes advantage of older adults in long-term care...
Christine Spolar reports for Kaiser Health News on the private equity takeover of long-term care in...
California lawmakers ask Congress to expand Social Security
CNBC reports that California lawmakers just approved a resolution asking Congress to expand Social...
Medical debt more prevalent among Medicare Advantage enrollees...
Steffie Woolhandler, David Himmelstein et al. write in JAMA Network about medical debt, which more...
Data show Medicare Advantage covers less nursing, rehab, home...
The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a new study looking at more than 60 past studies of...
Inspector General finds Medicare telehealth fraud
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began paying for a wide range of telehealth...