Medicare News

It cannot be argued that getting Medicare Advantage members to take action on their health gives them more chances to improve their health outcomes, but doing so successfully can be a considerable challenge. That said, there is one thing…
Read More...

This is a big question and I hear it often. Medicare, in fact the Medicare and Medicaid Service Centers (CMS) rarely or never call someone on Medicare. This clarification is important for two very important reasons. First, every time you…
Read More...

Destin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, the 119-bed nursing home on Mattie M. Kelly Boulevard that recently received a court order halting a state effort to revoke her license pending any other court order. 'Appeal of the First…
Read More...

The Medicare and Medicaid Service Centers issued a final rule with policies designed to provide greater transparency for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans. The final Medicare Advantage and Part D rule of 2023 also advances more…
Read More...

The vast majority of patients living in a troubled nursing home in Salisbury may have to relocate because the facility will lose virtually all of its government funding. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human…
Read More...

Medicare retirees returning to the workforce may find that they have options for their health coverage. That is, depending on the size of your new employer, you may be able to pick up your company's health plan and leave Medicare and then…
Read More...

It’s a seemingly incongruous situation: Congress Democrats want to expand Medicare benefits while a program-backed trust fund faces insolvency. In fact, some Republican lawmakers have taken advantage of this impending issue as a reason to…
Read More...

About 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day. Many could soon leave the workforce and claim Medicare benefits that they believe they are entitled to after paying Medicare taxes for decades to the workforce. But they could be in a rude…
Read More...

The 14.5% increase in Part B premiums will mean monthly payments for those with the lowest income group of $ 148.50 per month this year to $ 170.10 in 2022. Part B Medicare covers medical services, outpatient hospital services, certain home…
Read More...

Medicare Advantage health plans have enrolled nearly 27 million members, or about 45% of those eligible for Medicare. A recent analysis finds that Medicare overpaid private health plans by more than $ 106 billion between 2010 and 2019…
Read More...