Whether it’s coverage for end-of-life counseling or an experimental payment scheme for common surgeries, Medicare in 2016 is undergoing some of the biggest changes in its 50 years. Grandma’s Medicare
Medicare is the financial cornerstone of how tens of millions of American retirees handle their healthcare costs, and 2015 brought some challenges to the Medicare system that initially threatened to
A report just released by the National Minority Quality Forum has found that Medicare is increasing mortality among seniors. It describes how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMSs)
People covered by Medicare have a pretty good deal, as long as they live long enough past retirement to overcome the non-tax-deductible amounts they paid in Social Security taxes while
Lately the news about Medicare costs has been surprisingly good. Congress recently made a deal to spare some beneficiaries what would have been steep 50% hikes in Part B premiums
Quick quiz. What should doctors do when they recognize that a hospitalized patient is ready to go home? If you answered: discharge the patient, you havent spent time working at
Medicare turned 50 this year, but one organization doubts if it will live to see 100. Devon Herrick, Ph.D., a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA),
You probably heard that therell be no Social Security cost-of-living increase for beneficiaries in 2016. But what you may not know is that a ripple effect of this, for millions
Cost increases and coverage changes are an annual event for many Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. Fortunately, during the open enrollment period (which is Oct. 15 Dec. 7),
Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their prescription drug coverage between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. This annual open enrollment period is when you should make sure that the medications
