News

Humana's Management Team Outlines Ambitious Long-Term Profit Goals at Analyst Day
Humana's growth trajectory could rebound from current weakness, with management calling for pretax profits to more than double from 2025 to 2028 and grow in the low double digits in the long run at ...
$66 billion in taxpayer money is getting sucked into this Medicare Advantage black hole
Meanwhile, a new government report has revealed that a staggering $66 billion in taxpayers' money being paid to big insurance companies is apparently going unaccounted for, or at least unmeasured, as ...
Understanding Your Medicare Coverage
Medicare is available to people ages 65 and over and some people below age 65 with specific health conditions. There are many Medicare options to consider.
Does Medicare Cover Psyllium?
Medicare does not usually cover over-the-counter supplements, such as psyllium. But there are certain exceptions. Learn more.
LAist1d
‘We held our ground’: LA health clinic describes close encounter with immigration agents
Fear of immigration raids is driving Southern California patients to cancel health care. A third of medical appointments and ...
InsuranceNewsNet1d
Navigating Medicare: What You Should Know
Did you know that over 64 million people in the United States are enrolled in Medicare, a federal health insurance program designed for older adults and younger individuals with certain disabilities?
Are You Falling for These 9 Medicare Myths?
The United States may still be the only industrialized nation without universal healthcare, but we do have a pay-as-you-go system in Medicare. Although Medicare currently provides some level of health ...
Health Affairs4d
Clearer Choices: Why Medicare Advantage Enrollees Need Better Information On Supplemental Benefits
Based on our experiences working with Medicare beneficiaries, the information people want or need to make informed decisions ...
Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose
Compared with traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans are, on average, paid more by the taxpayer-funded Medicare system for covering each enrollee. Advantage plans also have more flexibility to ...
Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less
(THE CONVERSATION) Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare – is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 ...
Milford Mirror5d
Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: sales pitches are often from biased sources, the choices can be overwhelming and impartial help is not equally available to all
She’s healthy, has access to health insurance through her employer and doesn ... They often bundle supplemental coverage for hearing, vision and dental, which is not part of traditional Medicare.
Standard-Examiner5d
Layin’ It on the Line: Planning for health care costs beyond Medicare — Are you prepared for the unexpected?
We all know life throws us curveballs. Retirement is supposed to be the time when you finally relax and enjoy what you’ve ...