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Mental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid
by Rhitu Chatterjee April 3, 2024Enlarge this image mikkelwilliam/Getty Images mikkelwilliam/Getty Images With rates of suicide and opioid deaths rising in the past decade and children’s mental…
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Vulnerable Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a fix in sight?
by Penci March 14, 2024Enlarge this image People who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid face maddening challenges accessing health care. The government spends $500 billion…
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Her air-ambulance ride wasn’t covered by Medicare. It will cost her family $81,739
by Emily Siner February 27, 2024Enlarge this image The $81,739.40 bill for her mother’s air-ambulance ride arrived less than two weeks after she died, Alicia Wieberg said.…
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Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
by Colleen DeGuzman February 13, 2024Enlarge this image A House-passed bill would equalize what Medicare pays when certain infusions are given in a hospital with what it…
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Enlarge this image Hospitals in rural America face a dire financial forecast. The government has an incentive plan to help them keep…
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Medicare open enrollment ends today. Ignoring the deadline could cost you
by Susan Jaffe December 7, 2023Enlarge this image A counselor, right, navigates a client through the Medicare signup process at the Aging and Disability Resource Center of…
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Medicare open enrollment is ending. Ignoring the deadline could cost you
by Susan Jaffe December 7, 2023Enlarge this image A counselor, right, navigates a client through the Medicare signup process at the Aging and Disability Resource Center of…