Would a House budget plan to overhaul Medicare save money or simply shift more of the costs now paid by the government to Medicare beneficiaries? …
Each day Medicare processes 4 million claims and pays out $1 billion. According to government experts, the federal government could save as much as $70…
Under growing pressure to reduce the federal debt, Congress is considering a new Medicare proposal that would shift the risk of rising costs that outpace…
By Mary Johnson Between age 55 and 64, it’s as if our body’s warranty expires and everything just crashes. By the time we turn 65…
How safe are the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds? Some say that Social Security is fully funded and that the program will be able…
If you take one or more prescriptions, you may be shocked to learn how much you can save by comparing plans based on the prescriptions…
Seniors are reporting that in recent years they have frequently put off visits to the doctor and other healthcare providers due to economic reasons, according…
Recent healthcare reform legislation gradually reduces what beneficiaries must spend when they reach the Part D doughnut hole or gap in coverage. Medicare consumers who…
With Medicare and other insurers scrambling to control costs, “observation stays” in the hospital have become a loophole that could leave you footing the bill…
By Representative Peter Roskam (IL-6) philadelphia eagles quarterback michael Medicare, the government healthcare safety net for seniors, processes $460 billion of claims every year —…