Medicare Inertia Costs Seniors Millions Each Year
It's Open Enrollment season...have you looked at your Medicare Part D and Advantage plans to ensure they still work for you?Each year,
Vast Majority of Private Medicare Advantage Plans Overcharged the Government
New analysis by the Center for Public Integrity of Medicare Advantage audits show that 35 of the 37 companies audited by the
GOP Appropriators Want to Eliminate Funding for Medicare SHIP Programs
Each day 10 thousand Americans become eligible for Medicare. The aging of the baby boom generation certainly isn't a surprise to anyone
New Report Shows Ethnic Discrepancies in Medicare Advantage
For the first time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released data on the racial disparities reported by Medicare Advantage
The Economic Crisis Candidates Continue to Ignore
The Economic Policy Institute's “The State of American Retirement” combined with the National Institute on Retirement Security's new report on women and
GOP Plans for Medicare: All Slash No Strengthen
The House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled "Preserving and Strengthening Medicare." Unfortunately, as the ranking member
CMS Caves to Political Pressure from the Insurance Industry, Again
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has quietly scrapped a policy that required private Medicare Advantage insurance companies facing sanctions
A Tale of Two Medicares
CMS has announced it will raise rates for insurance companies offering privatized Medicare Advantage, rather than trimming back the billions of federal
President Proposes Allowing Medicare to Negotiate for Lower Rx Drug Prices
“It's long past time for Congress to acknowledge the hard truth that the sky-rocketing cost of prescription drugs is hurting average Americans
Two New Reports on Private Medicare Advantage Plans Reveal Real Problems for Seniors
According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report private insurers who offer Medicare Advantage plans need tougher oversight. “Federal investigators have