Health Dec 06 Senators urge Medicare to let seniors to change drug plans over inaccurate info By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Making Sen$e Dec 05 Column: How to navigate Medicare options as Trump officials boost private plans The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services appears to be accelerating its shift away from original Medicare toward Medicare Advantage programs, writes columnist Philip Moeller. By Philip Moeller
Health Nov 09 Why Maine voted to expand Medicaid — and what’s next Maine voters said they want to offer Medicaid to more people in the state, but in the face of opposition from Governor Paul LePage and the Trump administration, will it happen?… By Laura Santhanam
Health Jul 07 Texas denies medicaid coverage for an autism therapy despite federal directive Parents, who say their children with autism are legally entitled to behavioral analysis, are butting heads with Texas officials. By Kate Harrington, Kaiser Health News
Economy Mar 09 Don’t overlook Medicare’s low-income support programs Medicare Maven Phil Moeller answers your Medicare questions. By Philip Moeller
Nov 18 Medicare failures cause open enrollment hassles By Philip Moeller Medicare Maven Phil Moeller answers your Medicare questions. Continue reading
Feb 25 When your doctor is in-network one year and out the next By Philip Moeller Insurers are often under competitive pressure to change network providers from year-to-year. But those changes can catch customers, especially of Medicare Advantage plans, off guard. Continue reading
Nov 12 The Medicare drug subsidy that millions of enrollees overlook By Philip Moeller More than 30 percent of all Medicare Part D participants received low-income subsidies last year to help them pay their prescription drug bills, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates that as many as 2 million more Medicare… Continue reading
Nov 16 Report: House Bill Would Increase Health Care Costs The health care reform bill that passed the House last week would increase U.S. health care costs by $289 billion over the next decade, according to a government report released this weekend. Continue reading