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State employee health plans could have saved $7.1 billion nationwide by capping hospital payments at 200% of Medicare rates in 2022, a study led by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found.
Dec 11, 2024
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In March, newly installed Social Security chief Martin O'Malley criticized agency "injustices" that "shock our shared sense of equity and good conscience as Americans."
Nov 21, 2024
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On a warm autumn morning, Roger Brown walked through a grove of towering trees whose sap fuels his maple syrup business. He was checking for damage after recent flooding. But these days, his workers' health worries him more ...
Nov 12, 2024
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There's a key but little-examined factor that likely helps explain Medicare Advantage's enrollment surge in recent years: It's much easier on beneficiaries' wallets compared to traditional Medicare.
Nov 7, 2024
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Medicare Advantage (MA) plans receive billions of federal dollars for enrolling veterans who receive no Medicare services, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Nov 4, 2024
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Colin Wong, a blind Ph.D. student, can't forget having to pay US$100 for an Uber when he needed to take a standardized test. There was no testing center in San Francisco, where he lived, that could accommodate his disability.
Oct 31, 2024
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Libby and Andrew Potter usually ignore the avalanche of Medicare Advantage ads that land in the mailbox at their home in Huntsville, Alabama, each fall as Medicare's open enrollment period begins.
Oct 28, 2024
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Hospice care aims to provide a health care alternative for people nearing the end of life, by sparing them unwanted medical procedures and focusing on the patient's comfort. A new study co-authored by MIT scholars shows hospice ...
Oct 24, 2024
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Right now across the country, tens of millions of older adults and people with serious disabilities have a choice to make: whether to stick with their current Medicare option, or change during Open Enrollment.
Oct 23, 2024
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The IRA, a climate and health care law that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris promote on the campaign trail as one of their administration's greatest accomplishments, radically redesigned Medicare's drug ...
Oct 23, 2024
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