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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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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 never heard of had been paid about $12,000 for sending her 2,000 urinary catheters. But she had never needed, or received, any ...
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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 younger generations. But they’ve muddied each other’s current positions.
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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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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 year’s but will still be significant.
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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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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 cover most of the high cost.
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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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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 retirees.
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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 proposals to cut Medicare and Social Security.
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