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The federal State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides counseling and education on Medicare coverage options. This article highlights potential inequities in in-person SHIP service access.

As hundreds of nursing homes have shuttered in the last few years, the very strategies meant to prop up the sector have often left the most isolated, resource-strapped facilities with nothing gained.

The transgender, or trans, community experiences stark health disparities resulting from discrimination, violence, stigma and a lack of culturally competent providers. Compared with the...

The transgender, or trans, community experiences stark health disparities resulting from discrimination, violence, stigma and a lack of culturally competent providers. Compared with the...

/PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is enhancing its 2024 Medicare Advantage coverage in Texas, expanding its service area to reach...

For 2024, the average Medicare beneficiary has access to 43 Medicare Advantage plans and can choose from plans offered by 8 firms. Among the majority of Medicare Advantage plans that cover prescription drugs, 66 percent will charge no premium in addition to the monthly Medicare Part B premium. As in previous years, the vast majority of Medicare Advantage plans will offer supplemental benefits, including fitness, dental, vision, and hearing benefits.

The enrollment period has started and there are new options to consider. Seniors have until Dec. 7 to choose.

Health insurer Humana and Longevity Health Plan have joined forces to expand special needs health plan offerings that support the requirements of Medicare-eligible patients living in skilled nursing and senior living facilities. The two companies have committed to rapidly scale their national partnership over the next three years in more than a dozen states by offering Special

Partnership will begin in South Carolina and Georgia this year and will expand to additional states in 2024 and 2025 ... | May 4, 2023

Medicare Advantage has been growing in popularity among Medicare beneficiaries, but now the offering has hit a milestone: According to recently released data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Advantage now provides Medicare coverage for just over half of eligible beneficiaries. In January 2023, 30.19 million of the 59.82 million people with both