Know the difference between original Medicare and Medicare Advantage and determine which is the best option for you. This article is based on reporting that features expert sources. What Is Original Medicare? Medicare is the government health insurance program available for people ages 65 and older, people with qualifying disabilities and people with either Lou Gehrig’s disease…
Relatively Few Drugs Account for a Large Share of Medicare Prescription Drug Spending Juliette Cubanski Follow @jcubanski on Twitter and Tricia Neuman Follow @tricia_neuman on Twitter Published: Apr 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Policymakers are once again focusing attention on proposals to lower prescription drug costs. During the previous session of Congress, the House passed legislation (H.R. 3) to allow the federal government…
The rate hike is part of a broader package of proposed “refinements” for Medicare Advantage and the Part D Quality Star Rating system. KEY TAKEAWAYS CMS says the proposals will provide greater flexibility for payers and Part D plan sponsors to design plans and improve transparency in drug pricing. The package will provide guidelines on…
Health insurers are expected to make it more difficult on Presidential candidates pushing single payer versions of “Medicare for All” after they added hundreds of thousands of seniors to their private Medicare Advantage plans this year. New benefits for seniors under Medicare Advantage began Wednesday, the first day of the 2020 New Year, in what…
When the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, it will not only usher in a new decade. It will also bring in a host of retirement changes. And that could have big implications for your money. The good news is that you will be able to save even more in your retirement accounts next year,…