Category: Medicare
Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors
Insurers are shifting the financial risk of costly patients to physician-management companies. giving them more money upfront and control over patient care.
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15
What does that mean for you? It’s your chance to review your coverage and see if you need to make any changes for next year.
Beware of Medicare card scammers
If someone calls and says you need to give them your personal information or money to get the new Medicare card, hang up! It’s a scam.
New rule would require Medicare Advantage patients to take cheaper drugs first
Under the new rules, these private Medicare insurance plans could require patients to try cheaper drugs first.
Ballot initiative seeks to limit dialysis centers’ profits
The question is whether a California ballot initiative to limit the profit of dialysis clinics will protect lives or end them.
Answers to your questions about Medicare and long-term care insurance
This week, consumer advisor Michelle Andrews answers questions from readers who are concerned about Medicare and insurance for long-term care.
Once Foes, Doctors Embracing Single-Payer
The AMA has thwarted public health insurance proposals since the 1930s. But the battle lines are shifting as younger doctors flip their views
Oversight of hospice care poor – report
While many of the nation’s hospices earn high satisfaction rates, hundreds fell short of their obligations, abandoning families at the brink of death.
No Gaps In Understanding: Here’s Your Primer On Medigap Coverage
People think they can choose Medicare Advantage one year and traditional Medicare another year, but in some states that might not be a realistic option.”
Doctors concerned Medicare pay-for-performance incentives could harm patient care, survey
60 percent of doctors polled said physicians might “avoid sicker or more medically complex patients to improve performance on quality or utilization measures.”
Who has the most to lose if pre-existing conditions aren’t covered?
If insurance for pre-existing conditions, who gets hurt most — those 50 to 64.
When will I get my new Medicare card?
You may have heard that we started mailing out new Medicare. Hang tight you might get your card at a different time than friends or neighbors in your state.