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What to do if Medicare thinks you have another insurance
If you recently received a Medicare summary notice stating that Medicare will not pay your bill. The provider told you that Medicare thinks you have other insurance. What should you do? Do you have to pay this bill?
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More Texans enroll in Medicare Advantage but plans often deny necessary care
More Texans are enrolling in Medicare Advantage plans, which are marketed to offer more services at a lower cost than the traditional service payment plan known as Medicare Part B. But a new federal report indicates that this may not be…
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Amedisys doesn’t care about the new payment rate for Medicare Advantage
Amedisys will soon be in a league of its own, at least to some extent.
Undoubtedly, there are many independent, home-based companies still on the market that are listed on the stock exchange. But the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based supplier…
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Difference between Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B
Knowing the basics of Medicare and educating yourself will help you get rid of the fear of the process.
What is Part A without Medicare Premium?
People do not usually pay a monthly premium for Part A of Medicare, also called hospital…
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Hospital stays caused damage to 1 in 4 Medicare patients
One in four Americans covered by Medicare suffered some form of temporary or lasting damage during hospital stays before the COVID-19 pandemic, government researchers said in a surveillance report released Thursday .
A report from the U.S.…
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New Medicare proposal worries hospitals
Hospitals in some states that have not expanded their Medicaid coverage are concerned that the proposed Medicare and Medicaid Service Centers policy may deprive them of hundreds of millions of dollars in disproportionate hospital payments.…
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Medicare Coverage for Alzheimer’s Disease
What exactly does Medicare cover when it comes to Alzheimer's disease?
Most of the medical costs for treating Alzheimer's sufferers are covered by Medicare. Unfortunately, the long-term care costs that most patients eventually need are…
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Soon you won’t be able to leave your Medicare Advantage plan
Sometimes Medicare beneficiaries enroll in an Advantage Plan that ends up not meeting their needs.
If you are in this situation this year, you have a few weeks left to do something about it.
During a window that opened on January 1st and…
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