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Private Medicare Plans Accused of Using Shady Marketing Tactics
Insurance companies have been using improper tactics to sign up seniors for private Medicare plans, according to gov...
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Report: Medicare Advantage Plans Can Be Too Good to Be True
Medicare Advantage plans have serious disadvantages over original Medicare, according to a new report by the...
Read morePart D Recipients Must Repay Mistaken Refunds, Court Rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that 230,000 Medicare Part D beneficiaries who were erroneously mailed a premium r...
Read moreAdvocacy Group Seeks End to Medicare Wait for Those With Disabilities
A Medicare advocacy group has begun pressing Congress to pass a bill that would eliminate the two-year wait imposed ...
Read moreWeb Site Helps Medicare Drug Plan Enrollees Save Drug Costs
A new Web site is trying to help seniors with the Medicare prescription drug "doughnut hole." With Medicare Part D, ...
Read moreTwo Popular Medigap Plans Are Ending. Should You Enroll While You Can?
If you will soon turn 65 and be applying for Medicare, you should carefully consider which Medigap policy to enroll in because two of the most popular plans will be ending soon. ...
Read moreNursing Home Residents Continue to Have Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs
Most nursing home residents on Medicaid are likely not being enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan ...
Read moreSome Medicare Drug Plan Enrollees Get Deadline Reprieve
Although the window of opportunity to change Medicare drug plans or sign up for a plan ends December 31, some drug p...
Read moreNew Part D Estimator Gauges When You'll Run Out of Doughnut
A new cost estimator on Medicare's Web site calculates when enrollees will reach the gap in prescription drug covera...
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