By Mary Johnson, editor The last time the Medicare Part A Trust Fund (hospital insurance) was forecast to become insolvent was in 2009. At the time, the Part A Trust Fund was forecast to become insolvent by 2017. Luck ...
How Much Will Medicare Beneficiaries Spend On Healthcare Costs This Year?
According to TSCL’s 2021 study of typical retiree costs, the average Medicare recipient can expect to spend more than $1,000 per month on healthcare costs this year. Considering that the average retiree benefit is just ...
Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Medicare
A Humana Medicare Advantage plan in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in payments in 2015 by overstating how sick some of its enrollees were. A new audit by the Department of Health and Human Services Off ...
Legislation Ending “Surprise” Medical Bills Passes the House
This month Congress took the first step to deal with the exploitative practice of “surprise” medical bills.” Legislation is advancing in the House that would protect patients from surprise medical bills and set up the p ...
Benefit Bulletin: December 2019
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand Private Medicare Plans By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board President Trump recently signed an executive order intended to change Medicare by expanding the role of ...
H.R. 576, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
If adopted, H.R. 576 would expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) introduced H.R. 576 on January 15, 2019. It has since been referre ...
S. 22, Medicare Dental Benefit Act
If adopted, S. 22 would provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program. Under current law, the Medicare program is prohibited from covering most routine dental services like root canals, extractions, ...
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