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Study shows diverse healthcare choices in older adults
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (293+ words) Preferences about healthcare-including risk aversion, openness to experimental treatments, and whether to leave treatment decisions to a doctor-vary substantially by age and sex in adults over 50. That's the conclusion of a new study published July 29, 2026 in the open access journal…...
Minority patients report confusion about Medicare Annual Wellness Visits
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (687+ words) News-Medical Be the first to rate this article Minority patients report confusion about Medicare Annual Wellness Visits Background: Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are free, yearly preventive checkups available to all Medicare and Medicare Advantage enrollees. However, research shows low…...
Enforcement gaps in Medicare Advantage raise questions about plan accountability
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (246+ words) As Medicare Advantage now covers more than half of beneficiaries, new research reveals that federal enforcement, dominated by relatively small financial penalties, may be falling short of ensuring accountability across a rapidly expanding system. A recent study published in JAMA…...
Study finds weak penalties for Medicare Advantage rule violations
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (508+ words) A new study from health policy researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health suggests that while regulators have several tools at their disposal to penalize insurance plans that break the rules, they rely mostly on relatively small financial…...
Medicare reforms improve medication adherence among older adults with heart disease
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (352+ words) The study focuses on impacts from two provisions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that took effect January 1, 2024. Researchers compared survey data from 2024 against prior years to analyze trends in self-reported medication non-adherence among older adults with heart disease or…...
Rising premature deaths prevent many Americans from reaching the age of Medicare eligibility
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (691+ words) For 60 years, Medicare has served as a social safety net. Workers pay into the system over their lifetimes with the expectation that they will be able to access affordable health care when they turn 65. But for a growing number of…...
Immigrant seniors lose Medicare coverage despite paying for it
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) Rosa María Carranza leaned forward to hold a 3-year-old's back as the girl climbed a rock in the forested hills of northeast Oakland. Dressed in hiking gear and beaded necklaces, Carranza, 67, maneuvered between trees and children on a sunny morning…...
In switching to original medicare, beware of Medigap plan refusals
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (653+ words) But there's a catch: If people want to move to original Medicare and buy a supplemental Medigap insurance plan to cover some out-of-pocket costs, they may not be able to. Medigap insurers can generally refuse coverage to applicants whose medical…...
Medicare Advantage ‘dark money’ group attempts to win higher payments for insurance companies
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1084+ words) Yet about 82% of the comments are identical to a letter that appeared on the website of a secretive advocacy group called Medicare Advantage Majority, a data analysis by KFF Health News has found. The "dark money" group does not reveal…...
NIH grant funds evaluation of expanded Medicare Advantage benefits
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (289+ words) Today, more than half of older Americans receive their Medicare coverage through private Medicare Advantage plans. In 2020, that program made a sweeping policy shift, allowing those plans to offer supplemental benefits beyond traditional medical care, including groceries, meal deliveries, utilities,…...