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When Changing Your Address Leads to Losing Your Medicare Coverage
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (1057+ words) In the spring of 2024, Deborah Antoine's mother was not well. To help manage her mother's care, Ms. Antoine set up a grueling routine of drives between St. Louis, where she lived, and Texas, where her mother was. She made the…...
Retirees wait for the day they can sell their homes and cash in—but there’s a secret Medicare ‘trap’ that could stop the
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (915+ words) Aside from loads of extra free time and the freedom to pursue new hobbies, one of the most exciting moments of retirement can be when it's finally time to sell the family home and downsize. Not only does it mean…...
States to spend millions preparing for Medicare changes. Some people might lose coverage as a result
1+ week, 5+ day ago (877+ words) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.To receive Medicaid health coverage, some adults will soon have to show they are working, volunteering or taking classes. But to gather that proof, many states first will have to spend millions of dollars improving their computer…...
Chaos as Trump crackdown triggers massive nursing home crisis: ‘I’m expecting the worst’
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (375+ words) A staffing crisis looms for nursing homes as the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration eliminates work authorization for immigrant employees who care for vulnerable seniors. At a Miami facility, more than a third of one facility's workforce " mostly immigrants from…...
I’m a CEO who’s spent nearly 40 years talking to presidents, lawmakers and leaders about our long-term care crisis. They kne
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (651+ words) The long-term care system in our country isn't on the verge of crisis'it's already in one.Slowly, but undeniably, it is failing the very people it was meant to support." I've spent nearly five decades working across financial services, health…...
What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (540+ words) If you're enrolled in Medicare, you know that the cost has been hitting your wallet harder lately. The annual Part B deductible will also climb, to $283, up 70.5 percent over the past 10 years. The Part B premium is just one component…...
Kevin Hassett says if Senate finds Medicare abuse, then “we would look at it” in Trump bill
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (151+ words) Kevin Hassett says if Senate finds Medicare abuse, then "we would look at it" in Trump bill " CBS News Kevin Hassett says if Senate finds Medicare abuse, then "we would look at it" in Trump bill " CBS News As the…...
UnitedHealth paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers: Report
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (317+ words) UnitedHealth has allegedly secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers " the latest accusations in a series of woes UnitedHealth has allegedly secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers " the latest accusations in a series of woes facing the…...
UnitedHealth takes another hit after a report that it paid off nursing homes
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (407+ words) Someone might want to check UnitedHealth's (UNH) vitals. The U.S.'s largest health insurer is taking hits from all sides " its stock is sliding, the Department of Justice is circling, and an investigation just accused it of secretly paying nursing homes…...
UnitedHealth stock plunges after report of DOJ probe into Medicare fraud
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (434+ words) UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares cratered more than 13% Thursday morning after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares cratered more than 13% Thursday morning after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice is…...