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Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers
October 07, 2022: After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled nursing facility recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home. But instead of being relieved, Christopherson and her dau Read More >
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After Crackdown, Medicare Advantage Marketers Tone Down Sales Tactics
September 06, 2022: Medicare Advantage plans are being forced to tone down their aggressive advertising this year in response to increased oversight from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The new guidelines were prompted by an inc Read More >
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Nursing Homes Are Suing the Friends and Family of Residents to Collect Debts
August 09, 2022: ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Lucille Brooks was stunned when she picked up the phone before Christmas two years ago and learned a nursing home was suing her. “I thought this was crazy,” recalled Brooks, 74, a retiree who lives with Read More >
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‘True Cost of Aging’ Index Shows Many Seniors Can’t Afford Basic Necessities
July 25, 2022: Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a financial crisis. But she’s uncomfortably close. Each month, Seeley, a retired teacher, gets $925 from Social Security and a $287 disbursement from an individu Read More >
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Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging
June 30, 2022: Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tu Read More >
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100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
June 23, 2022: Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated. Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizo Read More >
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Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users
June 09, 2022: Robin Bolduc isn’t the type of person who takes “no” for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband’s wheelchair. Her husband, Bruce Goguen, 69, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. And without his Read More >
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Medicare Beneficiaries Will See A Premium Cut, But Not Until 2023
June 06, 2022: Medicare beneficiaries will get a premium reduction — but not until next year — reflecting what U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said was an overestimate of the cost of covering the e Read More >
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CMS Unveils Updated, More User-Friendly Medicare Website
May 23, 2022: On Wednesday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled several updates to the Medicare.gov website, designed to make it easier to navigate and access information to compare health and drug coverage and find p Read More >
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New Campaign Ads Focus on Sen. Scott’s Plans for Medicare, Social Security
May 16, 2022: A new ad campaign launched this week focused on Sen. Rick Scott's (FL) plan to "sunset" Social Security and Medicare after five years. Scott is the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which recruits and suppo Read More >