By Jane Jenkins, a freelance writer More than 1.6 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed every year. When cancer patients hear their diagnosis, they know that a potential struggle lies ahead of them including surgery, treatment, and a change in lifestyle habits. If you’re living with a...
Open enrollment to buy private health insurance coverage for 2018 through www.HealthCare.gov ends on Friday. Note: Medicaid applications are accepted year round. But don’t wait until the last minute, to avoid any potential issues, like the website crashing with last minute sign-ups. Crucial news you can use: Were...
There are two ways to access Medicare coverage: Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans. Currently, 58 million people in the United States are enrolled in Medicare --- of which 19 million are enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans. Obviously there is a great confusion about all things Medicare....
Open enrollment for plans sold in the Marketplaces started yesterday and we have been hearing that there is still a lot of confusion. As a reminder, open enrollment is the time of year consumers can shop for a new plan or make changes to existing...
There has been a lot of confusion about open enrollment for health insurance coverage in the news and on social media and we want to clarify some things and share some news: Open enrollment to buy coverage for 2018 through the State Health Insurance Marketplaces...
Cost-Sharing Reductions: On Thursday, 10/12, the President announced the discontinuation of cost-sharing reduction payments (CSRs) for health insurers that sell plans in the state Health Insurance Marketplaces. For those who choose to buy health insurance coverage through the marketplaces, they may be eligible for...
Medicaid was created in 1965 as a program for the poor. Today, it helps 74 million people — more than 1 of every 5 people in the U.S. You or someone you know likely benefits. Sources: George Washington University study/Women’s Health Issues journal, The Kaiser Family Foundation Big School...
Hospice is a program of care and support for people who are terminally ill. The focus of hospice care is on ensuring patient comfort, and not on curing an illness. In hospice, a specially trained team of professionals and caregivers provide care for the “whole...
If you’ve ever been admitted to a hospital, you know it’s not the best place to rest up and recuperate from an illness. Medicare understands that, too. That is why Medicare covers home health care services for eligible individuals. Home health care can be less...
By Pauline Bartolone and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez of California Healthline California and several other states will exempt themselves this year from a new Trump administration rule that cuts in half the amount of time consumers have to buy individual health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. In California, lawmakers...