If Congress Adds Dental Coverage to Medicare, Should All Seniors Get It?
Health equity advocates see President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide dental coverage to ...
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Medicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions
The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments ...
Democrats’ Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits May Pinch Advantage Plans’ Funding
One Medicare advocacy group is airing messages aimed at alarming the public and encouraging Congress not to make cuts to ...
Medicare Plans’ ‘Free’ Dental, Vision, Hearing Benefits Come at a Cost
Despite the high-powered advertising of the Medicare Advantage plans, beneficiaries still generally end up with significant out-of-pocket costs for vision ...
The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views
As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of ...
Death in Dallas: One Family’s Experience in the Medicaid Gap
In 12 states, people who earn too little to qualify for Medicaid — but who can’t afford to buy insurance ...
Dentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans
Lack of dental coverage contributes to the delaying or forgoing of dental care by 1 in 4 adults, according to a ...
Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services So Many Seniors Need?
“Traditional” Medicare does not cover many benefits used overwhelmingly by its beneficiaries, including most vision, dental and hearing care, and ...
California Makes It Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage
A provision in California's newly approved state budget will be a game changer for aging Californians who don't earn enough ...
Desperate for Home Care, Seniors Often Wait Months With Workers in Short Supply
For at least 20 years, national experts have warned about the dire consequences of a shortage of nursing assistants and ...