Seniors can switch between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage, or change Part D drug coverage. Plans change ...

THE MA EXODUS — Medicare Advantage insurers are scaling back their membership, canceling unprofitable plans and leaving the market entirely for the second consecutive year as the industry navigates ...

The home-healthcare industry, which boasts rich profit margins, doesn't want the rate cuts About 2.7 million traditional Medicare beneficiaries received home healthcare in 2023, and the program spent ...

Shares of Shilpa Medicare rose on Thursday after the company announced a joint venture in Saudi Arabia with Pharma Pharmaceutical Industries and Biological Products (PPI). The partnership will be ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will seek external experts for a new committee tasked with providing strategic guidance on the care provided by government insurance programs. The HHS ...

Medicare launched a new program called GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) to support individuals diagnosed with dementia and their caregivers. The program offers a $2,563 respite care ...

During the pandemic, Medicare allowed pharmacies and other companies to sign up as “mass immunizers” to supply free coronavirus tests that were covered by the federal insurance program. More than a ...

If a person with Original Medicare disagrees with Medicare’s coverage decision, payment decision, or payment amount, they can complete and submit a Medicare appeal form. When a doctor, healthcare ...

You must complete the Medicare Redetermination Request form if you’re appealing a claim denial by Medicare for the first time. This leads to the first phase of the Medicare appeals process. If you’re ...

Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans may offer beneficiaries reimbursement for certain fitness program fees, gym fees, or fitness equipment. It is important to note that each plan may offer a ...

Semaglutide is a prescription medication. Injectable forms of the drug are available under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. The pill form of semaglutide is available as the brand-name drug Rybelsus ...