The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most
On a recent Monday, Sandy Guzman, a community health worker in rural Oregon, drove to visit a patient in her 60s in a small city called The Dalles. The patient lived alone, and “really struggles with social isolation,” Guzman said. After a serious fall and subsequent surgery, the woman was using a wheelchair. She confided […]
Trump Admin Reclassifies Medical Marijuana As A Less-Dangerous Drug
AP: Trump Reclassifies State-Licensed Medical Marijuana In Historic Shift President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order signed by Todd […]
Medigap Premiums Leap, and Consumers Have Few Alternatives
After decades of selling insurance, Illinois-based broker John Jaggi had never seen anything like it. More than 80 of his customers who were enrolled in the same Medicare supplemental plan from the insurer Chubb got hit last August with a 45% increase. “In my 49 years of doing biz as a broker, I’ve never seen […]
To Weed Out Fraud, CMS Orders All States To Undergo Medicaid Audit
AP: Dr. Oz Announces A Medicaid Audit In All 50 States The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some of their Medicaid providers in a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts that have so far largely focused on specific states, Dr. Mehmet Oz said Tuesday. The Centers for Medicare […]
Who Qualifies for premium free Part A benefits?
You qualify for premium-free Medicare Part A if you meet any of these conditions: You’re 65 or older and you or your spouse worked and paid Medicare taxes for at least 40 quarters (10 years). You’re receiving retirement benefits from Social Security or the Railroad Retirement Board. You’re eligible to receive Social Security or Railroad […]