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 —…
By Mary Johnson President Obama’s Fiscal Commission recently voted in favor of changes that would saddle some of the oldest and sickest seniors, with potentially…
Social Security and Medicare are the targets of a growing number of new budget plans aimed at reducing federal spending. President Obama’s Fiscal Commission recently…
By Mary Johnson For the past 16 years, Medicare premium and deductible information has been routinely released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Healthcare costs are exploding for unsuspecting seniors this year. Millions of Medicare Part D enrollees are impacted by a new government policy that required Part…
Healthcare reform legislation made vast changes to Medicare. Although new benefits have been widely touted in the media, there are also new costs and other…
By Mary Johnson Proponents of healthcare reform are confident that the public will warm to the new legislation, saying, “the more we learn about healthcare…
