If you use Medicare for your healthcare or prescription drug coverage (Medicare Advantage plan or Medicare Part D), you should have received a letter in the mail in September regarding your current plan. If you are unsure what this letter means, it’s simply a notice...
On January 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) toughened the health and safety standards a home health agency must meet to be a Medicare or Medicaid approved provider. Approximately 12,600 home health agencies currently provide home health...
On this, the 50th anniversary of Medicare, new research shows that the overall health of American enrollees is dramatically improving and that hospital expenses are falling. Enrollees becoming healthier and for longer With millions of baby boomers now turning 65,...
The 2017 Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) for Medicare will run from October 15, 2016, through December 7, 2016. Below are some important dates and deadlines to be aware of: October 15, 2016: Medicare Open Enrollment starts. This is the first day to in a 2016 Medicare...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has emerged as a success in providing men, women and children with direct, convenient access to quality healthcare and prescription medications. But we’re fast approaching another momentous occasion, the 50th anniversary of two...
