Why You Should Be Worried By Mary Johnson, editor Medicare Advantage plans are booming in popularity with retirees, as a low-cost health coverage alternative. In 2016, the plans cover more than 18 million people, ...
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Video: Hospital Surprise: Medicare’s Observation Care
By Francis Ying and Thu Nguyen and Lynne Shallcross, August 29, 2016, with permission from Kaiser Health News Hospitals provide observation care for patients who are not well enough to go home but not sick enough to b ...
2017 COLA Announcement
(Washington, DC) –Today’s announcement of a 0.3 percent cost - of - living adjustment (COLA) is another major disappointment to the 60 million people who depend on Social Security, says The Senior Citizens League (TSCL.) ...
2016 Annual Survey of Senior Costs
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Senate Committee Tries To Kill Free Medicare Counseling
By Mary Johnson, editor What do flea treatments for dogs, duck eggs, home made pickles, and a pair of overalls have to do with Medicare? These were gifts from friends and neighbors who insisted on giving me something ...
Expenditure Comparisons
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Table 1 – CPI versus Actual COLA
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How Social Security Website May Be Locking Out People It Aims To Protect
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Ask the Advisor: August 2016
By Mary Johnson, editor I Did Not Order This Prescription. Do I Have To Pay For It? Q: My doctor recently changed one of my prescriptions and faxed a new one in to my health plan’s mail order pharmacy. I received it ...
H.R. 5772, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act
If signed into law, H.R. 5772 would establish a system to inform older Americans approaching Medicare eligibility, modernize the Part B enrollment process, and provide assistance to those who make costly mistakes when en ...
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