Medicare Advantage Clients Pay Coverage But Don’t Use Vision, Dental Benefits: Study
Despite higher funding and flashy ads, Medicare Advantage plans don’t improve access to supplemental services.
How to Use a Medicare OTC Card
Medicare OTC cards are prepaid benefits cards that allow users to buy certain health and wellness products from participating retailers. Learn more about how to use them.
Does enrollment in COBRA protect you from Medicare penalties?
People need to understand that there is not an 18-month window for enrolling in Part B without a penalty when covered by ...
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UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage plans reportedly under investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly launched a civil fraud investigation into insurance giant UnitedHealth ...
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Medicare patients facing higher drug costs
A new study from the USC Schaeffer Center shows that out-of-pocket costs for brand-name medications have increased sharply ...
Medicare beneficiaries face much higher drug costs as plans quickly shift to co-insurance
Expected out-of-pocket costs for commonly prescribed brand name medications have grown substantially for Medicare Part D ...
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How Much Do Medicare Advantage Enrollees Value and Use Their Supplemental Benefits?
Although most Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans with supplemental benefits, survey findings show many of these ...
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of ...
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Trump's picks to oversee Medicare and biomedical research will divest stock
Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will sell shares in Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, NIH nominee, will shed stock in Walmart and Nvidia.