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New Medicare Drug Benefit Will Help Some More Than Others
A new report on the effects of the upcoming Medicare drug benefit predicts that the low-income Medicare population w...
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Medicare Help Line Is Frequently Unhelpful, Study Finds
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that those answering calls to Medicare's toll-free hotline a...
Read moreSwitch to Medicare Drug Coverage Poses Dire Risk for Nursing Home Residents, Experts Warn
[In this article, longer than our usual news articles, ElderLawAnswers presents the results of its investigation ...
Read moreDoes Medicare Cover Ambulance Trips?
Medicare provides limited coverage of ambulance services. If you go to a hospital or nursing home by ambulance, the...
Read moreMedicare Adds New Preventive Care Benefits in 2005
Starting January 1, 2005, Medicare will provide coverage for three new preventive benefits under Part B. The new be...
Read moreFinal Medicare Drug Rules Issued; Advocates Still Troubled
The Department of Health and Human Services has released the final rules that will govern the new Medicare prescript...
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Guides Explain Medicare and Medicaid Coverage for the Disabled
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released two new guides that explain the role of Medicare and Medicaid for roughly ...
Read moreReport Finds Medicare in Far Worse Shape Than Social Security
Social Security's financial outlook worsened slightly last year, but the program's financial difficulties pale...
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