Medicare's new $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket drug costs could save enrollees thousands, AARP says
The AARP report suggests the spending cap could be huge for Medicare enrollees who take costly drugs for cancer, rheumatoid ...
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Outlook for Medicare Advantage Under the Trump Administration
Medicare Advantage (MA), the private insurance option under Medicare, is one of many policy areas that will garner great ...
The Medicare maze: Finding providers in a shrinking network
It can be harder than ever for older Americans to find providers who accept Medicare at all, let alone those who are taking ...
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Millions on Medicare Will Save on Prescription Drugs in 2025
Hays and her husband who have a Medicare Part D drug plan. As a result, she expects to shell out a lot less at the pharmacy counter in 2025.   “That $2,000 cap,” which will be adjusted annually for ...
Dr. Oz’s Medicare leadership team takes shape
Health policy experts Chris Klomp, Stephanie Carlton and Abe Sutton appear favored for senior roles in the emerging Trump ...
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Medicare director, at JPM conference, gives tips on how to lead the nation’s largest payer
The current head of the Center for Medicare has advice for her successor: "Engaging everyone in the ecosystem" is the ...
DOJ: Texas doctor sentenced to 10 years in $70M Medicare fraud scheme
A Texas doctor was sentenced Wednesday and will serve 10 years in prison in connection with a “scheme to defraud Medicare” ...
Insurgent bid to unseat UFT head Michael Mulgrew driven by anger over Medicare Advantage flap
An insurgent coalition — including retired teachers fed up with attempts to overhaul their health insurance — will try to ...
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CMS proposes Medicare Advantage payment hike in 2026
The Biden administration’s last MA rule is a boon for insurers, though it remains to be seen how the incoming Trump ...
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CMS retracts Medicare Advantage enrollment report
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will issue corrected data on Medicare Advantage enrollment the week of Jan. 20 ...
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Study: Medicare Advantage users largely in the dark about dental, vision, hearing benefits
A study on traditional Medicare beneficiaries found that more of those had coverage for supplemental services compared to ...
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TONI SAYS: I need my citizenship paperwork to enroll in Medicare
I had no problem opening the “My Social Security” account to enroll in Medicare because I knew those answers. When it came to ...