11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (441+ words) by Russell Gloor at CDN - Dear Rusty: I will be turning 65 next month, I am currently retired and I am not on Social Security. My question is; Is there anything I have to do, if I don’t want Medicare? I…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (671+ words) It is wise to verify every year that your prescription drugs are covered on your Medicare Part D plan. Dear Toni: I applied for a Medicare Part D plan in July and was denied. Medicare advised me to apply for…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1677+ words) Therefore, despite a rising Medicare population, PDP enrollment has stagnated over the past decade (Figure 1). In 2025, 18.6 million beneficiaries enrolled in non-group PDPs compared to 28.6 million in MA-PDs. An additional nine million beneficiaries were enrolled in group PDPs or MA-PDs, which…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (382+ words) The CMS has banned 11 medical supply companies from billing Medicare Advantage and Part D, including four that had already been barred from Traditional Medicare, after identifying more than $3.4 billion in alleged fraudulent billing practices over the last two years. The…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (735+ words) Federal auditors spent months calling the therapists listed inside Medicare Advantage directories, and what they found on the other end of the line raises serious questions about whether the coverage you enrolled in actually exists. The Full Benefits Desk desk....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (902+ words) A Queens family picked their agency off a top ten list, signed, and found out three weeks later that the agency had no aides available in their neighborhood. The coverage map said all five boroughs. The reality was two offices…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (799+ words) The premium stabilization program was created during the Biden administration to cushion an unexpected side effect of the Inflation Reduction Act’s 2022 drug pricing reforms. Those reforms shifted more financial risk for high drug costs onto insurance companies, and they responded…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (411+ words) As healthcare costs continue to dominate conversations in the C-suite, helping employees understand where their premium dollars can be best utilized is a no-cost way to save both sides money. Employees choosing the wrong plan, or not selecting the right…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (453+ words) Nursing home operators are getting a clearer picture of the Medicaid-rate environment – modest increases for most, while other states are seeing no change. Eleven states have reported their Medicaid rate cycle turnover since July 1, with West Virginia seeing the highest…...