Tag: Insurance: Medicare

Risk for adverse health outcomes higher for patients with Medicare Part D plans limiting access to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants

Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices

Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible because of disability have higher COVID-19 incidence, hospitalization rates than age-eligible

About 28 million older Americans have Medicare Advantage plans

Now the 59 million Americans covered by Medicare Part B can get up to eight free, at-home tests each month

At-home tests will be available at pharmacies and other locations for clients with Medicare 'Part B' outpatient benefit

Announcement comes shortly after Aduhelm maker Biogen cut the price of the drug by about half, from $56,000 to $28,000 a year

Rates of forgone medical care because of COVID-19 decreased over time; about 70 percent of forgone care due to physician-driven factors

Uptake of vaccination higher among beneficiaries with versus without high-risk conditions; missed opportunities for vaccination are common

New premium will be $170.10 a month, and the $21.60 boost is the biggest increase ever in dollar amount, but not in percentage terms