Medicare
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Food
When ‘Prior Authorization’ Becomes a Medical Roadblock
Medicare Advantage plans say it reduces waste and inappropriate care. Critics say it often restricts coverage unnecessarily.
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Food
Staggering Rise in Catheter Bills Suggests Medicare Scam
Linda Hennis was checking her Medicare statement in January when she noticed something strange: It said a company she had…
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US
Fact-Checking Candidates’ Sparring Over Social Security and Medicare
The top presidential candidates are vowing to protect the entitlement programs for current seniors, though some have floated changes for…
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Finance
How to Cut Through the Ad Blitz During Medicare’s Open Enrollment
A new study found that the advertisements can be confusing and misleading. Here’s how to make smart buying decisions.
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Finance
Social Security’s Next Cost-of-Living Raise Is Forecast Around 3%
Analysts say the 2024 adjustment, which helps older Americans keep up with inflation, won’t be nearly as high as this…
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Finance
Retiree Medical Costs Are Expected to Moderate, but Still High
An estimate puts the average cost over a 20-year retirement at about $157,000. That’s almost double the estimate in 2002.
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Food
New Federal Decisions Make Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Widely Accessible
The F.D.A. gave full approval to the drug, but added a black-box warning about safety risks. Medicare said it would…
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Finance
Social Security and Medicare Funds Still Face Long-Term Shortfalls, Report Says
Slower economic growth could mean some retirement benefits will be cut sooner than originally forecast.
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Finance
Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand
Republicans and Democrats have sharply divergent approaches to repairing the programs. Any solutions will affect younger workers as much as…
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US
Biden Heads to Florida With a Fresh Political Foil in House Republicans
President Biden plans to use his visit to the University of Tampa to warn about what he says are Republican…
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