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Medicare Advantage plans may cover things like pet food, golf fees and ski passes
Beneficiaries of certain Medicare Advantage plans may be able to access supplemental benefits like greens fees and ski passes ...
Medicare Low-Income Drug Benefit Saves Lives, Study Says
More than 14 million poor Medicare beneficiaries receive the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which further reduces ...
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House Democrats urge judge to advance UnitedHealth Medicare fraud case to trial
House Democrats are backing the Justice Department case that alleges UnitedHealth Group committed widespread Medicare ...
UnitedHealth investors wary and looking for Medicare strategic change
UnitedHealth Group investors, stunned by missteps at the once predictable healthcare giant, are warily expecting strategic ...
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Federal Budget Bill Includes a Medicare Pay Hike for MDs, But Will It Stick?
Lawmakers tussle over a federal budget bill that includes a Medicare rate increase for clinicians starting in 2026.
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UnitedHealth Group to cut Medicare drug plan commissions
UnitedHealth Group will stop compensative brokers and sales agents who sell new Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiations: All You Need to Know
Under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, the HHS secretary negotiates directly with manufacturers on the prices ...
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Specialty Drug Users to Gain Relief Under Medicare Reforms
A new analysis looked at estimated out-of-pocket costs for etanercept, ustekinumab, and ibrutinib, specialty drugs that often ...
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Medicare Home Health Use High Among Dementia Patients — But Falling
As rates of institutionalization have decreased, a growing majority of patients with dementia choose to live and receive care at home, according to a new ...