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Providers say Medicare Advantage hinders new methadone benefit

A new benefit aimed at helping treat opioid use disorder can be hard to access for those who use Medicare Advantage plans, advocates say.

Roll Call · Jan 4, 2023

3 Stocks to Help You Get Through Today's Market Fear

Instead of a Santa Claus rally, the market continues to experience volatility at the end of the year with uncertainties surrounding the reopening of the Chinese economy and a looming recession due to seemingly unending interest rate hikes. Given this backdrop, loading up on fundamentally strong stocks Walmart (WMT), Pfizer…

StockNews.com · Dec 29, 2022

Did Medicare Advantage plans overcharge?

Some Medicare Advantage plans failed to produce any records to justify their payments, government records show

Salon · Dec 15, 2022

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

A KHN investigation found when some Medicare Advantage plans got a rare federal audit, they couldn't produce billing records for care they said they'd provided. Some blamed fire, flood — or doctors.

WEKU · Dec 12, 2022

Over-the-counter hearing aids are here: everything you need to know

First made available in October for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss, they’re cheaper and easier to get. Here’s a guide to who can use them and how to get them.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 7, 2022

FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids

It's now a lot easier and cheaper for Americans to get hearing aids

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022

Audits — hidden until now — reveal millions in Medicare Advantage overcharges

Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors, with some plans overbilling the government more than $1,000 per patient a year on average.

Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022

Hidden audits reveal millions in overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans

Taxpayers footed the bill for care that should have cost far less, according to records released under the Freedom of Information Act. The U.S. government may charge insurers $650 million as a result.

WEKU · Nov 21, 2022

5 mistakes you’re making with Medicare open enrollment

Millions of retirees are in the thick of Medicare open enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, but many find the process challenging

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Medicare phone scammers want to slash your benefits and leave you with fewer in-network providers

You answer the phone and you’re greeted by a weird tone, followed by a few seconds of silence.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022