Enlarge this image Some older Americans got dozens of COVID tests they never ordered in the mail, just as the free test…

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New Medicare Advantage Benefits Are Supposed To Help Seniors Stay Out Of The Hospital
by Susan Jaffe November 9, 2018Enlarge this image Services like rides to the doctor or wheelchair ramps are among those that some Medicare Advantage plans will begin…
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New Medicare Advantage Tool To Control Drug Prices Could Narrow Choices
by Susan Jaffe September 13, 2018Enlarge this image Health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage plans have permission to soon require patients to try less expensive alternatives to…
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To Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs, Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price
by Susan Jaffe May 29, 2018Enlarge this image Many Medicare patients don’t realize they can sometimes pay less out of pocket for a prescription drug if they…
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Lifting Medicare’s Annual Limits On Physical Therapy Helps Ease Patients’ Pain
by Susan Jaffe March 13, 2018Enlarge this image Leon Beers, a retired railroad engineer who lives near Sacramento, Calif., has a form of Parkinson’s disease. His live-in…
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Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill
by Susan Jaffe January 17, 2018Enlarge this image Colin Campbell, shown last month in his home near Los Angeles, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease — ALS…