In its latest advertising campaign, the SCAN Group, an insurer that offers non-profit Medicare...
Medicare
Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs in 2027
GLP-1 drugs for weight loss continue to cost a pretty penny. For that reason, Medicare does not yet...
Medicare Advantage delivers unreliable coverage
While most older adults and people with disabilities can choose from among 30 or more Medicare...
Don’t be fooled: Medicare Advantage can be deadly
Today, more than half of older adults and people with disabilities with Medicare are enrolled in a...
Commissions: The main reason you should not trust health...
I’ve written before about why you should not trust health insurance agents. As is often the...
How to keep insurers from denying Medicare Advantage enrollees...
The federal government allows health insurers to use prior authorization in Medicare Advantage with...
Watch out: Some medical devices could be unsafe
Nearly ten years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a breakthrough device...
Few psychiatrists accept Medicare
If you and your spouse are not working, you likely need to enroll in Medicare at 65. But, as with...
Some hospitals now provide at-home rehab services
Felice J. Freyer reports for Kaiser Health News on how some hospitals now provide at-home rehab...
2025: Programs that lower your costs if you have Medicare
Medicare only covers about half of a typical person’s health care costs, leaving people with...