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Watch for these 3 Medigap shopping surprises to avoid overpaying
Medicare beneficiaries can buy Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, to help cover certain out-of-pocket costs associated with Medicare Part A and/or Part B. (If you’re shopping during open enrollment, Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, remember that people with Medicare Advantage can’t buy Medigap...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Traverse City Record-Eagle. October 12, 2023. Editorial: Wages plummet – but not for public servants You can practically hear young eyes roll when their elders describe their glory days. And yet, the fact that Michigan’s peak was 70 years ago,...
Annual window to shop for Medicare Advantage plans returns on Sunday
Open enrollment for Medicare opens Sunday, and seniors could have dozens of options. During the enrollment period, which ends Dec. 7, people will have the opportunity to choose between traditional Medicare and privately run Medicare Advantage plans in their area, as well as...
Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare's first price negotiations have agreed to participate, clearing the way for talks that could lower their costs in coming years and give him a potential...
Liz Weston: 5 surprising facts about assisted living
If you or a loved one can no longer live safely at home, assisted living may be the answer. Residents typically live in their own rooms or apartments and get housekeeping services, meals and help with personal care. But facilities can vary enormously, and people’s expectations...
Shopping for Medicare Advantage: 6 pitfalls to avoid
Only 3 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries shop around during open enrollment, according to a 2022 analysis from KFF, a health policy nonprofit — and only 1 in 10 Medicare Advantage enrollees voluntarily switch plans. But a 2020 analysis of Medicare Advantage plan choices by the National Bureau of...
Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trumpeting Medicare's new powers to negotiate directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription medications — but a poll shows that any immediate political boost that Biden gets for enacting the overwhelmingly popular policy may be limited. ...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Mankato Free Press. September 10, 2023. Editorial: Common sense, not special session needed on school officer issue Confusion and conflicting views have muddied the waters on new rules under which school resource officers should operate, causing some agencies to pull...
Income too high for Medicaid? ‘Spend down’ to qualify
More than 1.4 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in 2023 because they no longer meet the eligibility requirements, according to August tracking data from KFF, a health policy nonprofit. After a pause on disenrollments during the COVID-19 public health emergency, beneficiaries...
Divorce after 60: What happens to your health benefits?
More than 1 in 3 people who divorce in the United States are age 50 or older, and 1 in 4 are 65 or older, according to a 2022 analysis published in the Journals of Gerontology. Divorcing as you near retirement — or after you’ve retired — comes with considerations: Are you (or...
