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Who could lose their Medicare coverage in February 2025? These could be the reasons
07 Feb 2025 20:09 GMT
Medicare provides essential health coverage for millions, but certain circumstances can lead to a loss of eligibility. With February 2025 approaching, it's important to understand who might be at risk and why.
1. Non-Payment of Premiums
Medicare isn…
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State health plan premiums can now be based on an employee's salary
07 Feb 2025 22:30 GMT
The board that manages the state health plan has voted to allow the plan to charge state employees different premiums based on their salaries.
The state health plan is facing about a $500 million shortfall in 2026, with a higher $800 million shortfall …
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State Health Plan officials make the case for higher premiums
07 Feb 2025 21:50 GMT
… list of covered medications), and introducing income … employees, the health plans trustees note … copays/;deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums; changing prescription drug coverage … ; and adjusting Medicare primary plan …
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Commentary: Stop paying twice for veterans’ health care
07 Feb 2025 15:07 GMT
… only source of health coverage available to veterans. … or even for copayments that veterans may … Medical Association.
A separate study in the November 2024 issue of Health … Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services paid Medicare Advantage insurers more than …
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Teachers, state employees voice frustration over State Health Plan
07 Feb 2025 14:11 GMT
… guard by the higher copays because they were told … premium for residents with family health insurance coverage through an employer, at … to reduce out-of-pocket medical costs — such as … charge about 800 percent above Medicare reimbursement rates — or nine …
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Robert Vargas and Tony Christiano: What rolling back Medicaid expansion would do to Illinoisans
07 Feb 2025 11:47 GMT
Imagine standing at the pharmacy counter, knowing you need an inhaler to breathe and being forced to choose between spending the rest of your paycheck on an inhaler or rent. Thousands of uninsured Chicagoans have been in this position before, and Medicaid …
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Record number of Mainers enrolled in online health care marketplace
07 Feb 2025 08:26 GMT
… of people get the health care coverage they need.
Nearly … that having access to medications that help you manage … allowed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to negotiate … had no health insurance last year.
Wilkeds pointed out that Medicare';s …
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Cancer Society covers co-pay expenses for cancer patients at Penn Medical Center
06 Feb 2025 23:08 GMT
in All News / By: BVI News on February 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM /
The BVI Cancer Society (BVICS) demonstrated its support for the cancer community by covering co-pay expenses at Penn Medical Center’s Oncology Department on Sunday, February 4th, and …
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Veterans Health Administration Benefit Value Has Little Effect on Reliance
06 Feb 2025 21:58 GMT
… health insurance coverage for veterans through various programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, and the Veterans Health … veteran enrollees across 171 medical centers and 1112 outpatient … affairs
5. Current VA health care copay rates. US Department of …
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Democrats Are Pushing for Government-Run Healthcare. The Time to Begin Fighting It Is Now.
06 Feb 2025 21:03 GMT
Far-left Democrats are in the early stages of a push for a government-run healthcare system in the U.S.
For example, during the confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week, everybody’s favorite socialist, Senator Bernie Sanders, said that …