May 24, 2022
Giving Americans over 60 access to Medicare would add about 7.3 million people to the program's rolls and swell the budget deficit by $155 billion over a five-year period, the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation project said in a new analysis. Read More
May 24, 2022
Employer-sponsored health plans paid on average 224% of what Medicare paid to hospitals for the same services at the same facilities, according to a new study from RAND Corporation. The report covers billing for hospital inpatient and outpatient services in 2020. Read More
May 17, 2022
Congress has backed off "Medicare for All" for the time being. But legislators in several states are now taking up the charge. Read More
May 17, 2022
Employers and private insurance plans in 2020 paid hospitals 224% of what Medicare paid for the same services, with rates for inpatient and outpatient care varying widely from site to site, a new report from RAND finds. Read More
May 10, 2022
Between 5.3 million and 14.2 million enrollees could lose Medicaid coverage next year as the Biden administration is expected to […] Read More
May 3, 2022
Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s […] Read More
May 3, 2022
In an era of rising inflation and trillion-dollar deficits, there appears to be growing bipartisan support for fiscal restraint. President […] Read More
May 3, 2022
Unauthorized immigrants over age 49 who fall below certain income thresholds are now eligible for full coverage by Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, the federal-state partnership that provides health insurance to low-income people. Read More
May 3, 2022
For Medicare beneficiaries wondering whether their Part B premiums could be reduced, the waiting continues. More than three months after […] Read More
April 26, 2022
Medicare beneficiaries experiencing specific illnesses or circumstances could soon get Part B coverage outside the normal open enrollment periods under […] Read More