Tag Archives: Medigap Policy

Women Get Preventive Care services with no charges

The Affordable Care Act brings about numerous changes to reinforce Medicare Plan and offer greater benefits to seniors, while reducing cost growth. It is expected to provide huge savings in the next ten years through decrease in additional subsidies paid to … Continue reading

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Recent Reports explains Affordable Care Act is Saving Seniors Money on Prescription Drugs and lessens the Deficit

New Mexico’s Third District Congressman Ben Ray Lujan brought to focus two new reports that were lately released on the effect that the Affordable Care Act is having on New Mexico’s seniors as well as that on the deficit. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released … Continue reading

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Mahaska Health Partnership has SHIIP counselors to answer all Medicare Queries

Mahaska Health Partnership provides the services of Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselors accessible to support in case of queries regarding Medicare Plans . SHIIP offers informational materials as well as individual assistance with questions and problems associated to … Continue reading

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Health-care cost management post-retirement

Owing to the rising cost of health care, financial planning for retirement is turning to be a difficult job for most retirees. The eligibility for Medicare Plans starts at age 65, or earlier if you have a qualifying disability. It … Continue reading

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Health care exchanges significant for Wisconsin farmers

Amidst so much debate over the Supreme Court’s decision, the Wisconsin farmers have supported it holding that it is conducive for farm families, rural neighbors and all Americans. It is a drastic step in the right direction for family farmers … Continue reading

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Efforts to keep a check on Hospital readmission rates

A recent data made public by the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that manages the Medicare health insurance program for seniors, proposes that efforts to lessen expensive  patient read missions at America’s hospitals have till now been unsuccessful. This … Continue reading

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Medicare Express emphasizes the value of public Medicare system

Prince Edward Islanders are enroute to the premiers’ meeting in Halifax on board a bus they have named the Medicare Express. Premiers Robert Ghiz of P.E.I. and Brad Wall of Saskatchewan will release proposal of their health innovation working group … Continue reading

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$6.1 Million granted To Test Comprehensive Care Physician Model

A recent University of Chicago Medicine program will analyze whether an updated version of the traditional general practitioner can lessen expenses together with improving care for these patients with the help of a $6.1 million grant. Patients who are repeatedly … Continue reading

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Medicare Coverage for Plavix Test

A recent report by Transgenomic Inc. has announced that their Clopidogrel Genetic Absorption Activation Panel or C-GAAP or Plavix response test will be covered by Medicare Plans .  Transgenomic’s test recognizes dissimilarity in the ABCB1 and CYP2C19 genes, the presence … Continue reading

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Medicare Beneficiaries have a better position than Adults with Private Coverage

A recent study analyzed national survey on consumer experiences with health coverage and evaluated the responses of Medicare beneficiaries to nonelderly adults encompassed by private coverage. The study by Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis and coauthors, published as a Health Affairs Web First … Continue reading

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