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Americans are badly misinformed about the basics of long-term care, a point driven home in numerous surveys and studies. One of the latest, released in June by Nationwide, found that 58% of U.S.
Centene aims to be a top provider of government-sponsored health plans. Although it has grown at a solid clip organically, it also has made significant acquisitions—most notably WellCare in Medicare ...
So is Medicare itself a hot topic this election? Not so much. Medicare remains one of the most popular federal programs. Workers pay into it throughout their careers (for 2020, the Medicare payroll ...
Before the coronavirus hit, Medicare coverage for telehealth was limited, available mainly to people in rural areas for whom getting to a doctor’s appointment was difficult. In March 2020, these ...
CMS has unveiled the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, a new Innovation Center initiative that will add prior authorization for some traditional fee-for-service Medicare services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has unveiled a new initiative aimed at improving prior authorization ...
IRA’s $2,000 out-of-pocket cap helps few; most won’t hit the threshold Insurers raise deductibles, replace flat co-pays with ...
The move to keep retirees on their publicly-funded Medicare plans for now follows a state Court of Appeals ruling on Wednesday siding with the city in its efforts to pursue the change.
Making prescription drugs more affordable was a key goal of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). However, most Medicare beneficiaries may end up paying more out of pocket for medicines as Part D plans ...
STATEWIDE — THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS in a Wednesday, June 18, ruling reversed a lower court decision that benefitted a NYC retirees group fighting to keep its traditional Medicare plan.