TweetIt’s no secret that the shaky economy is having an adverse effect on both Social Security and Medicare the health insurance system for senior citizens, literally draining both programs’ funding sources much more quickly than had ever been anticipated. In … Continue reading
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Long Term Care Insurance – Women May Need it More than Men
TweetWant to hear something alarming? There are currently more than 36 million Americans who are 65 or older, a number likely to surge to 87 million in the next four decades, and fewer than a third of them – about … Continue reading
Medicare Payments to Decline 0.1%
Tweet Modern Healthcare is reporting that under a new rule issued by the CMS, Medicare inpatient payments to acute-care hospitals will decline by about $142 million – or 0.1% – during the 2011 fiscal year. The new rule addresses payments … Continue reading