After Surgery What Can I Do About Unexpected Bills? Q: I’m new to Medicare and recently had surgery. I’ve received several unexpected bills, including one…
A total repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known to most as “Obamacare,” forms a key component of budget plans recently passed by the…
Mary Johnson Unreported deaths undoubtedly rank as the Social Security Administration’s number one “Most Gruesome Fraud Management Failures.” Hardly a month goes by without the…
Good News Or Bad? More Medicare Beneficiaries Qualifying For Medicaid The number of Medicare beneficiaries who are also eligible for Medicaid has been growing rapidly…
Q: My prescription drug plan denied coverage on a medication to control a severe chronic health problem. Over the years I’ve tried other treatments but…
The plunge in gasoline prices, in recent months, sent the consumer price index (CPI) into a nose-dive. That deflation is expected to make a big…
In the debate over Social Security’s funding, much of the debate has focused on benefit cuts. A recent survey by the National Academy of Social…
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked President Obama’s immigration program that defers deportation for almost 5 million illegal immigrants. Responding to a lawsuit filed…
By Mary Johnson The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a bold new model to save money and improve healthcare quality by…
Obama’s Medicare Proposals — What Obama Giveth, Obama Taketh Away President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget contains proposals that would cut Medicare spending by $423 billion…