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5 common—and costly—Medicare Open Enrollment mistakes

As millions of current and new Medicare beneficiaries evaluate the insurance that’s right for them, an expert offers some suggestions to avoid costly errors.

Fortune · Oct 28, 2023

Answering the call: Montana volunteers try to fill rural EMT gap - Roll Call

When a ground ambulance company pulled out of a rural Montana county, volunteers stepped in to fill the void.

Roll Call · Oct 26, 2023

Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that's a huge problem

More than half of seniors choose private Medicare Advantage plans instead of traditional Medicare. As rural enrollment increases, many small-town hospitals say that threatens their viability.

WEKU · Oct 17, 2023

Medicare Advantage Costs Expected to Decrease 6.75% in 2025

Most Medicare Advantage enrollees who remain in their plan will see lower or no increase in their premiums in 2025.

Kiplinger · Sep 28, 2023

‘An understaffed and broken system’: 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid as others struggle to access SNAP benefits

Texas Democrats in Congress are urging the federal government to audit the state’s Medicaid eligibility system

The Texas Tribune · Sep 28, 2023

What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?

Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.

WEKU · Sep 27, 2023

How Medicare Is Affected by a Government Shutdown

A look at how Medicare is affected by a government shutdown, as well as other government-related health care.

Kiplinger · Sep 26, 2023

Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states

About a half-million people are regaining Medicaid coverage after the federal government says they were dropped inappropriately by states

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Medicare pandemic advances deepen debt for some hospitals - Roll Call

Congress poured billions into hospitals through advances on Medicare claims, but now some medical providers are struggling to pay it back. 

Roll Call · Sep 6, 2023

HHS releases long-awaited nursing home staffing proposal - Roll Call

The Biden administration's proposed rule would mandate minimum staffing in nursing homes, but it falls short of what advocates had pushed for.

Roll Call · Sep 1, 2023