An increasing number of people first going on Medicare are being involuntarily enrolled in Medicare...
Medicare
8.3 million people benefit from both Medicare and Medicaid
Medicaid is a joint federal and state public health insurance program for 70 million vulnerable...
For-profit PACE programs: Cause for worry?
Sarah Varney reports for Kaiser Health News that the for-profit sector will now be providing a...
Insurers denying some costly treatments patients need
Bob Tedeschi reports in Stat news on a growing trend by health insurers to deny some costly...
Value-based insurance design coming to Medicare
In January 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, will launch a new initiative...
Telehealth on the rise
Telehealth or telemedicine–the provision of care through telephone or digitally, including...
Is involuntary enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans the new...
It has been the norm that when people first go on Medicare, they are automatically enrolled into...
Three things to think about when enrolling in Medicare
When it’s time to sign up for Medicare, information can be confusing. Before enrolling in...
Why traditional Medicare remains so popular
Uwe Reinhardt, PhD, writes Why Many Medicare Beneficiaries Cling to an Allegedly Worse Deal in JAMA...
What care do you want if you become seriously ill? Talk to your...
One fourth or so of Medicare annual spending–about $33,500 a person–goes to the cost of...