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During the pandemic, many of the Medicare enrollees who utilized telehealth did so just by picking up the phone.
Is audio-only the future of telehealth for Medicare enrollees?
April 26, 2023 – During the pandemic, many of the Medicare enrollees who utilized telehealth did it just by picking up the phone. Here's why audio-only… Read more
What we’ve learned from our reader Medicare Surveys
April 28, 2022 – Nearly two years of reader surveys reveal enrollee confusion about coverage options, frustration over unexpected… Read more
Proposed changes to Part D are long overdue
July 8, 2016 – MedPAC recently told Congress that Part D could work better for some consumers – and the panel has recommended big changes. Some of those… Read more
Why Mom went back to traditional Medicare
November 19, 2015 – The odds are pretty high, though, that Mom would not still be counted among the living had she not switched from an MA plan to traditional… Read more
Paying through the nose for prescription drugs
August 8, 2015 – Americans pay far more for their prescription medications than citizens of any other country. In fact, we pay almost 40 percent more than… Read more
Priceless safety net reaches Golden Anniversary
July 23, 2015 – If you're just a few decades old, you might be surprised to learn that Medicare, the publicly financed health insurance program for… Read more
Disability and long-term care: What’s next?
January 7, 2013 – Howard Gleckman, one of the nation’s leading experts on family caregiving and long-term care and author of Caring for our Parents, talks… Read more
ACA’s CLASS Act pushed over the fiscal cliff
January 2, 2013 – CLASS was designed to complement private long-term care insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and public disability programs. For Medicare… Read more
