If you are over 65, the odds are near 50 percent that you have prediabetes, meaning that your blood...
Medicare
Medicare seeks to stop disclosing hospital safety information
It’s bad enough that hospitals can be dangerous places, yet most people check in to a...
Most Medicare Advantage plans will see lower star-ratings
Robert King writes for Fierce Healthcare about a change to Medicare’s star-rating system for...
Expect high out-of-pocket costs if you’re hospitalized...
Michael Levenson reports for the New York Times on a woman who had to go to court to avoid paying...
With Medicare private plans, your costs are unpredictable
With Medicare private plans, be they Medicare Advantage plans or Medicare Part D prescription drug...
Medicare Advantage benefits: Appearances v. reality
The Commonwealth Fund’s latest report on Medicare Advantage “benefit design”...
Four things to think about when choosing between traditional...
There are four important factors to consider when choosing between traditional Medicare, which is...
Medicare Disadvantage: How corporate insurers destroy Medicare
Merrill Goozner writes for Gooznews about the disadvantage of Medicare Advantage, which is...
Warning: An air ambulance ride could cost $489,000
How much could you be charged if you take an air ambulance? For sure, many times what it actually...
Roundup: 2022 Medicare benefits and more
We’re already three months into the new year. It seems time to put together all the...