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A health care package calls for spending nearly $900 million to shift patients away from emergency rooms, offset hospitals’ training costs and help doctors pay off debt, among other things.
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As the period for changing health plans ends, many seniors are tuning out. They could wind up with a surprise next year: higher costs and reduced access to health care providers.
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Roughly 8 million people 65 and older have dementia or need help with two or more activities of basic daily life, like getting out of bed. Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, caregivers often cobble together a patchwork of relatives and friends to help.
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Some hospitals and physician groups are rejecting Medicare Advantage plans over payment rates and coverage restrictions, causing turmoil for patients.
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Positive Healthcare is a Medicare Advantage plan and includes prescription drug coverage for people with HIV or AIDS. Also known as PHP, it has offered coverage in Broward, Miami-Dade and Duval.
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Many proposals have been floated about how to address the nation’s primary care problem. They range from training slots to medical school debt forgiveness but often sidestep comprehensive payment reform.
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"Florida Matters" looks at how to navigate open enrollment for Medicare. And we explore what Medicaid 'unwinding' means for hundreds of thousands of Floridians.
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The government has proposed that Medicare fully cover PrEP, a change that could help America catch up with nations in Europe and Africa that are on track to end new infections decades before the U.S.
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Medicare is expanding access to mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists come Jan. 1. But the belief that seniors who suffer from mental health problems should just grin and bear it remains a troubling barrier to care.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are cracking down on deceitful marketing strategies during open enrollment. Here are tips on how to avoid getting scammed.