North Carolina State

Fortune

People very limited financial resources may qualify for Medicaid to help pay for health costs not covered by Medicare. Health care expenses often increase as people age, due to more health challenges and care needs. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. adults ages 65 and over...

Who is eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid?

The Hill

Willie Sutton famously explained (in a possibly apocryphal quotation) that he robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.” If he turned his attention to the federal budget, he’d start with health care. . Our total national debt has ballooned to nearly $35 trillion – the highest...

To repair our fiscal foundation, we need to bend the health care cost curve

Kiplinger

Medicare open enrollment runs from October 15 to December 7 each year. During this period, you can switch from original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan, or vice versa. You can also choose a new Advantage plan or new Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. Knowing more about changes to Medicare taking effect in 2025 will help you select the best plan when the time comes.

Three Medicare Changes on the Horizon for 2025

Some weapons used by the U.S. military are so powerful they can pose a threat to the people who fire them. When weapons are fired, an invisible blast wave travels through the brains of anyone nearby. Exposure to lots of these blasts over time – even low-level ones – has been shown to cause brain health problems for service members.

Here's how firing a weapon might hurt your brain — literally

According to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a farm bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee would lead to up to about $30 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit cuts. The source of the cut comes from the bill limiting the authority of the U.S. Department...

SNAP benefits would be cut by about $30B under House farm bill

The Motley Fool

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is on the verge of doing something that hasn't happened in roughly three decades -- but it likely won't help retirees.

Social Security's 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast Has Changed -- but a History-Making "Raise" Is Still Probable

Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Americans need affordable, quality health care, but many are hard put to find good care at a price they can afford, according to a recent report from the personal finance website WalletHub. The average annual health care outlay for Americans...

12 Worst States for Health Care: 2024

Humana CFO Susan Diamond told investors on Wednesday that the insurer is likely to lose a "few hundred thousand members" as it adjusts to ongoing pressures in the Medicare Advantage space. On its earnings call Thursday morning, CEO Jim Rechtin said that Humana identified as it built 2025 MA bids...

Humana braces to lose a 'few hundred thousand' members in 2025

The negotiated prices range from 38% to 79% discounts off of list prices, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this morning released the prices for the first 10 drugs that have been negotiated for Medicare Part D. The new prices will go into effect beginning January 1, 2026. (Table below)

HHS Releases Prices for Medicare Negotiated Drugs

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Will the looming changes address the concerns of the patient assistance community?. In just a few weeks, open enrollment begins for the more than 63 million people enrolled in Medicare programs in the US. During this time, many will evaluate and select a Part D plan that best meets their health needs. It is also a time when those enrolled in Medicare will learn more about two important changes to the Medicare Part D program taking effect Jan. 1, 2025:

Looking Ahead to Medicare Reforms Coming in 2025

Oklahoma Voice

It may seem like it’s always been a part of America, but July 30 was Medicare’s 59th birthday. We should pause, celebrate its success and commit to stopping the corporations who are pilfering it for their own profits. Health care in the United States remains unaffordable and inaccessible despite costing Americans $4.7 trillion a year. […]

The experiment of Medicare privatization has failed

Getting seniors enrolled into the right Medicare plan is typically an inefficient process that many older patients find confusing and frustrating, spending hours on the phone with human call center agents. Startup Fair Square Medicare is using advancements with generative AI to build AI-based voice agents to screen seniors for...

Fair Square Medicare rolls out AI voice agents to help enroll seniors into insurance plans

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Jesse Slome

Millions of seniors will wake up January 1st only to realize their Medicare plan coverage has changed and that it's too late to act. Fortunately Medicare provides an annual opportunity for seniors to review coverage for the coming year. If a better plan would offer improved coverage or yield savings, switching is possible.

Seniors Need To Prepare Now For Medicare's Annual Enrollment Period

If you're delayed taking Medicare because you have employer coverage, changes ahead may disqualify your plan.

Medicare Upgrades Could Disqualify Your Private Plan

“If my mother needs to move into a nursing home, what are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage?” –Caretaking Son. Dear Caretaking, the rules and requirements for Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care are complicated and will vary according to the state your mother lives in. With that said, here’s a general, simplified rundown of what it takes to qualify.

Paying for Nursing Home Care with Medicaid

It's important to know when to sign up for Medicare. Choosing the right coverage is essential to taking care of your health. Keeping tabs on your plan choices could be a money-saver. Do your best to avoid these blunders, because they could cost you money and make your senior years...

3 All Too Common Medicare Mistakes Retirees Make

Medicare Advantage insurers fully or partially denied 7.4% of prior authorization requests in 2022, an increase compared to the previous three years, according to an analysis by health policy research firm KFF. Only 10% of patients appealed the denials in 2022, possibly because beneficiaries didn’t know about the appeals process...

Medicare Advantage prior authorization denials increased in 2022: KFF

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

NewsBreak

Amid Medicaid's 'unwinding,' many states work to expand health care access

Trisha Byers left behind one crucial item when she moved to North Carolina last year to be closer to her family after suffering a brain injury:...

Amid Medicaid's 'unwinding,' many states work to expand health care access

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