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In responses to readers’ questions, columnist Michelle Andrews looks at efforts to curb spending by Medigap insurance. In addition, she explores how health plans determine who can be on your coverage.
Maryland hospitals want insurers to pay more as the state considers cuts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates.
As the political campaigns tussle over how to handle the program, KHN examines the ongoing debate.
Michelle Andrews answers a reader question about what you can do when insurance only covers a portion of an ambulance bill.
The state sets the largest financial incentive program in the country, tying about 10 percent of reimbursements to facilities’ meeting quality standards.
The 2010 health law directs the health program for seniors to create an incentive pay program for nursing homes.
Under Ryan’s plan, the federal share of Medicaid spending would drop sharply as the program becomes a block grant to states, indexed for inflation and population growth.
Current testing provides only limited information and is generally discouraged by experts. In addition, health insurance generally doesn’t cover it.
Former HUD secretary helps lay out plans for independent living in “an aging America” in a new book.
