Medicare for All moves from Congress to States
For now, Congress has rejected "Medicare for All." But lawmakers in several states are now taking office.
In California, Democrats are calling for "a universal, single-payer health care system" as part of their party platform. An offer to…
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Humana plans to open 100 primary care clinics for seniors
Humana will join a privately held company to invest $ 1.2 billion in about 100 new CenterWell Elderly Care Clinics between 2023 and 2025, the company announced this week.
It will be the second joint venture between Humana and Welsh,…
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Older people who use TikTok to challenge old stereotypes
Older users of TikTok are using the online platform, considered the virtual playground for teenagers, to challenge the stereotypes of older people as technophobic and fragile.
Research has found a growing number of accounts belonging to…
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Detroit Medical Center Hospital is at risk of losing Medicare fundings
Detroit Medical Center Hospital is at risk of losing its ability to participate in Medicare due to issues that state regulators discovered during a recent inspection, which continues with a history of safety issues identified within the…
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Monthly Medicare costs after age 65 may surprise users
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…
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Employers and insurers pay hospitals the double of Medicare rates
Employers and health insurers paid hospitals 224 percent more than Medicare would have paid in 2020, according to a new RAND report comparing private insurers' payments with Medicare rates.
Data were extracted from about 4,000 hospitals in…
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What would happen with Medicare at age 60?
In an era of rising inflation and trillion-dollar deficits, there seems to be growing bipartisan support for fiscal restraint. President Biden's recent budget proposal included more than $ 1 trillion in deficit reduction policies. And his…
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Medicare for Small Businesses 2022 Guide
For many people, the only thing they see when they receive their first teenage salary is the amount of money they deduct from their gross salary. It does not help that the amounts extracted appear in archaic terms such as "FICA tax" or…
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Denton, Texas Adopts Resolution Supporting Medicare for All
Denton, Texas City Council passed a resolution approving federal Medicare for All legislation, the 100th local government to do so as millions across the United States face rising insurance premiums, skyrocketing drug costs, and impending…
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Medicare Advantage members need to use their benefits
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…
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