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MedPAC mulls standardizing Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission considers standardizing supplemental benefits for Medicare Advantage plans to simplify comparisons for beneficiaries.

CMS proposes Medicare Advantage rate cut CMS proposes slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025, with a 0.2% cut on average. Risk model revisions and higher revenue expected.

Opinion | Ma*****na Is More Dangerous Than Biden’s HHS Lets On In easing restrictions, it brushes past the long-term effects, from anxiety and depression to psychosis.

Screen time for kids under 2 linked to sensory differences in toddlerhood: Study For children under age two, television screen time is associated with sensory differences later in toddlerhood, a new study finds.

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Census Bureau Data: Poverty Rises Again Among Older Adults .

How Many Physicians Have Opted Out of the Medicare Program? | KFF This brief provides the most recent data on the extent to which non-pediatric physicians are opting out of Medicare, by specialty and by state.

Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance; Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; Level-Funded Plan Arrangements; and Tax Treatment of Certain Accident and Health Insurance (CMS-9904-P) | CMS On July 7, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM proposes to modify the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLD...

5 Steps to Getting Started With Medicare About to turn 65? The thought of enrolling in can feel overwhelming—but our 5-step checklist can help get you started off on the right foot.👇

Improving the Effectiveness of Extra Help for Prescription Drugs Medicare’s Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program (also called “Extra Help”) can be a lifeline, helping low- and moderate-income beneficiaries pay for coverage they would not otherwise be able to afford. But aspects of the program are woefully outdated, making it difficult for low- and moderate-inco...

Find Out How Much You Will Get From Social Security Here's how to estimate your monthly Social Security income in retirement.

Social Security Calculator: Estimate Your Benefits This online calculator estimates your Social Security benefits, based on your earnings history and the age when you start to claim benefits.

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Biden Administration to Move Forward With Changes to Medicare Payments Analysts say the effect of the decision is likely to vary widely by insurer.

Cancer drug shortages lead to heart-wrenching decisions at WA hospitals Washington doctors and other health care providers are confronting moral quandaries as they draw up guidelines to ration lifesaving chemotherapy drugs.

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10 Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover From plastic surgery to podiatry to chiropractic care, there are numerous medical services that your Medicare plan does not include.

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expires Today The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration in effect since early 2020 ends today, May 11. The PHE allowed the federal government to waive or modify certain Medicare rules to ease access to care during the pandemic. While some of these policies will remain in place, others expire immediat...

Illinois bill on auto insurance rate-setting rules draws industry's ire | PropertyCasualty360 The Motor Vehicle Insurance Fairness Act would prohibit certain underwriting and rating actions deemed discriminatory.

Save tax deferred for eligible medical expenses with an HSA account. The funds you don't use roll over.

HSA contribution limits 2022, and 2023 | Fidelity Find out the max you can contribute to your health savings account (HSA) this year and other important HSA account rules.

10 myths told by COVID experts — and now debunked In the past few weeks, a series of analyses published by highly respected researchers have exposed a truth about public health officials during COVID.

Humana to exit employer insurance business to focus on government plans Humana Inc will exit the employer-based insurance business over the next 18 to 24 months, it said on Thursday, to focus primarily on government-backed programs such as Medicare for people aged 65 and older and its specialty businesses.

2023’s Best States to Retire 2023’s Best States to RetireAdam McCann, Financial WriterJan 23, 2023Adam McCann, Financial Writer Jan 23, 2023 Retirement might be the end of your career, but it doesn’t have to be the end of financial security or life satisfaction. Retirement generally coincides with the age at which we may re...

Pfizer, GSK, AbbVie and many more celebrate New Year with price hikes: report As many in the U.S. struggle with rising costs of living, large pharmaceutical companies have opted to ring in the New Year with price hikes. | As many in the U.S. struggle with rising costs of living, large pharmaceutical companies have opted to ring in the New Year with price hikes.

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Delaying claiming Social Security beyond 70 Although delayed retirement credits stop accumulating at age 70, waiting past 70 to claim benefits could shift income into the next tax year.

Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Your chances of surviving cancer could depend on the type of Medicare plan you have, a new study reports.Americans enrolled in a privatized, cost-saving Medicare Advantage plan are more likely to die within a month of undergoing complex cancer surgery, compa...

Social Security minimum benefit rule for survivors Social Security's minimum benefit rule means widows and widowers may be able to receive a bigger benefit than the deceased worker.

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