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HHS Announces Key Dates for Implementation of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
January 17, 2023: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced key 2023 dates for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program which lowers drug costs for millions of Americans. For the first time in history, because of th Read More >
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Kaiser Health News: Paxlovid Has Been Free So Far. Next Year, Sticker Shock Awaits.
December 09, 2022: Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with covid-19 from being hospitalized or dying, and it may even reduce the ris Read More >
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Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties
November 21, 2022: Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm. His parents sued the Kool Smiles dental clinic in Yuma, Arizona, Read More >
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Kaiser Health News: Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions
November 10, 2022: When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family. She did not expect the case would grow into a national bellwether. A ruling against her could st Read More >
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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 >