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medicare
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Request to extend telehealth benefits for Medicare beneficiaries, and other story starters
There’s been a small flurry of stories and news updates on telehealth this summer. On July 26, some 430 health…
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Journalist explains the importance of covering the financial toxicity Medicare members face
To the uninitiated, Medicare, Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare supplement plans can seem simple enough: Medicare covers 80% of hospital…
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Journalists can help shed light on COVID-19 vaccine schemes
It’s still difficult for many eligible older adults in parts of the U.S. to get COVID-19 vaccination appointments. And that’s…
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Experts have advice for the last-minute Medicare Advantage shoppers among your audience
Watching the TV ads during the evening news, you would think Medicare Advantage plans were the greatest health insurance bargain…
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Employers and insurers paid hospitals 247% more than Medicare rates, new study shows
Research released today shows that from 2016 through 2018, self-insured employers and commercial health insurers in 49 states and the…
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Report shows wide variation in what insurers pay providers versus what Medicare would have paid
During the coronavirus pandemic, any number of good news stories seem to get little or no coverage because most health…
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Tip sheet offers story ideas when reporting on Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage plans may not be all they’re cracked up to be and often mislead consumers, according to a new…
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As employers attempt to contain health insurance costs, workers and families struggle too
One of the largest and most important parts of our health care system is the role employers play in providing…
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New rule allows Medicare reimbursement to ambulatory surgery centers for knee replacements, stents
Knee replacement surgeries and stenting procedures will now be reimbursed in free-standing ambulatory surgery centers for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries as…
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CMS proposal would make knee replacements, stents reimbursable at ambulatory surgery centers
Who reads Medicare rules? Nobody, right? They’re long, boring, hard to read because of the small type in narrow columns…