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Seniors Miss Out on Services With Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage isn’t that great an advantage for seniors compared with traditional Medicare, researchers say.The ...
Medicare Advantage Exposed: Higher Costs, Same Benefits
A recent study reveals that Medicare Advantage plans, despite costing more, do not provide significantly more dental, vision, ...
What can President Trump do for seniors? A lot.
Seniors are more than a quarter of the electorate - 27% - and a slim majority of them - 51% - voted for Donald Trump in November. With Trump moving back into his old digs at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., ...
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Medicare’s broken promise: Why supplemental benefits aren’t delivering for millions of seniors
Uncover the reality behind Medicare Advantage plans. Learn why the advertised benefits may not be as comprehensive as you ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News7d
Study: Medicare Advantage users largely in the dark about dental, vision, hearing benefits
A study on traditional Medicare beneficiaries found that more of those had coverage for supplemental services compared to ...
Researchers find Medicare Advantage beneficiaries do not receive more dental, vision or hearing care
As the privatized form of Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans advertise dental, vision, and hearing benefits not covered by ...
The San Bernardino Sun15d
Senior living: In settling fraud case, Medicare Advantage insurer, CEO will pay up to $100M
A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical ... Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to ...
The New York Times17d
Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve
Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare ... Dr. Frydman, the senior medical director at a cancer care technology company called Thyme ...
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Prescription drug costs now capped at $2,000 a year for some Washington seniors on Medicare
Out-of-pocket costs for prescription medications will be capped at $2,000 a year for seniors on Medicare Part D. Part D is a voluntary program that pays for prescription drug medication that ...
The Saratogian19d
Hochul signs legislation expanding access to home heating aid for seniors
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation that will increase the accessibility of home heating aid and help identify more seniors who are eligible for the Home Energy Assistance ...
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Prescription costs now capped at $2K a year for seniors on Medicare Part D
OLYMPIA , Wash. — Senior citizen enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription coverage will now have out-of-pocket drug costs capped at $2,000 a year. The new benefit that went into effect ...
Wall Street Journal19d
How Health Insurers Racked Up Billions in Extra Payments From Medicare Advantage
Throughout the past year, The Wall Street Journal investigated how UnitedHealth Group and other giant insurers extracted billions in extra payments from the $450-billion-a-year Medicare Advantage ...