Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2019 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for Medicare Parts A and B. “CMS is committed to empowering beneficiaries with the information they need to make informed decisions about...
Your new Medicare card should have arrived in the mail by now. If you didn’t get it, here’s what to do: Remember that your new Medicare card will come in a plain white envelope from the Department of Health and Human Services. If the card didn’t arrive, call...
Health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage plans have permission to soon require patients to try less expensive alternatives to some before receiving pricier drugs. Starting next year, Medicare Advantage plans will be able to add restrictions on expensive,...
The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, is warning citizens about ongoing Social Security Administration (SSA) impersonation schemes. SSA and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have recently received several reports of...
Finds NY Health Act Will Provide Coverage for All Residents, Boost Economy and Create Jobs (New York, NY) The Campaign for New York Health welcomed a study released today from the RAND Corporation, commissioned by the New York State Health Foundation, to evaluate the...
AARP Delaware Joins in Campaign to Help Keep Scammers from Conning Enrollees As a major federal government initiative is underway to issue new identification cards to the Medicare beneficiaries in Delaware and nationwide, an AARP survey finds that a majority of those...
