Today, KHN has released details of 90 previously secret government audits that reveal millions of dollars in overpayments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors.
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Did Your Health Plan Rip Off Medicare?
Posted on 28 January 2023.
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Why Do So Many Older Adults Choose Medicare Advantage?
Posted on 26 January 2023.
In 2022, 48 percent of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans instead of original Medicare, and experts predict that number will be higher in 2023.
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Wireless Earbuds Work As Inexpensive Hearing Aids
Posted on 23 January 2023.
Some commercial earbuds can perform as well as hearing aids. The result could help a large proportion of people with hearing loss access more affordable sound amplification devices.
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What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid
Posted on 19 January 2023.
A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And older adults represent nearly 90% of U.S. deaths from covid-19 in recent months, the largest portion since the start of the pandemic.
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The Decision Of Where To Seek Care Is Complicated By The Multitude Of Options
Posted on 16 January 2023.
One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick. He had a high fever, his head and body ached, and he seemed disoriented, she said.
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Acts Of Kindness May Help Get Over Depression
Posted on 15 January 2023.
People suffering from symptoms of depression or anxiety may help heal themselves by doing good deeds for others, new research shows.
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