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Medicare and Moving: A Guide to Keeping Your Coverage

Your Medicare plan’s coverage area will determine if you need to make changes after a move.

Kiplinger · Feb 7, 2024

Alarm over Trump allies' Medicare plot

Right-wingers want to make fraud-riddled Medicare Advantage "the default enrollment option"

Salon · Feb 6, 2024

‘Site-neutral’ hospital policy muddles health package progress - Roll Call

Proposals to restrict hospital billing rates in outpatient clinics divides lawmakers, with concerns about rural hospitals stalling progress.

Roll Call · Jan 31, 2024

How to use Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment to switch plans or move into Traditional Medicare

This is a key year to think about making a switch due to trends in Medicare Advantage plans, rising prescription costs and Medicare itself.

Fortune · Jan 12, 2024

Do I really need supplemental insurance (Medigap) with Medicare?

Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, can fill some potentially pricey “gaps” in Medicare Part A and Part B

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

As the private plans’ share of the Medicare patient pie has ballooned to 30.8 million people, so too have concerns about the insurers’ aggressive sales tactics and misleading coverage claims.

Fortune · Jan 6, 2024

Why Medicare Advantage Plans Continue To Deny Life-saving Ventilators To ALS Patients

Often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS is an incurable disease that progressively weakens the muscles, robbing patients of voluntary movements like walking or talking. As the disease advances, many patients need a ventilator to breathe.

International Business Times · Jan 5, 2024

Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

As enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the insurance works, including from those who say they have become trapped in the private plans as their health declines.

WEKU · Jan 3, 2024

Will Medicare really run out of money in 2031? Here's what experts say about its long-term stability

The program is facing serious headwinds that should concern anyone on Medicare or approaching the enrollment age of 65.

Fortune · Dec 30, 2023

Medicare Advantage: Kroger Teams Up With Soda Health

The list of Medicare Advantage plan partnerships continues to grow with the latest offering from Kroger and Soda Health.

Kiplinger · Dec 26, 2023