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Medicare News Articles

Medicare Helps Doctors on Coronavirus Front Line by Extending Deadline for Quality Reporting

Published March 27, 2020 Follow our Medicare Coronavirus News page for related information on coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on Medicare beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare &a...
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How to Keep Yourself Safe From COVID-19 Scams

You’ve probably heard or read about someone who has fallen victim to a coronavirus vaccine scam or other type of fraud scheme during COVID-19 – or perhaps you, yourself, had this experience. You c...
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Medicare and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

October 24,2019 While structured mainly around government spending and the federal budget, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 included several items that directly affect Medicare. M...
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Study: Medicare Access Improves Cancer Outcomes in Women

Published Jan. 28, 2020 Having access to Medicare can improve outcomes for female cancer patients, according to a study headed up by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The...
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Analysis: Medicare-Dependent Hospitals on the Decline

Published March 5, 2020 The number of Medicare-dependent hospitals (hospitals that treat a disproportionately high amount of Medicare patients) declined 28 percent from 2011 to 2017 , accordi...
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Costly Mistake: Billing Error Jeopardizes Medicare Coverage for up to a Quarter of a Million Beneficiaries

Published Jan. 27, 2020 The Social Security Administration helps people apply for their Medicare coverage. In 2019, it’s also what may have prevented some beneficiaries from getting it. A S...
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Medicare.gov Plan Finder Tool Creates 2020 Enrollment Chaos

Published Jan. 22, 2020 Millions of American seniors may not have signed up for the correct Medicare coverage during the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP, also called the fall Medicare Ope...
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Medicare Beneficiaries Can Compare Nursing Homes With Improved Medicare.gov Tool

Published March 2, 2020 Medicare.gov is making it easier for those considering a nursing home for their loved one. The government website that serves as the home base for Medicare added some...
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Proposed House Bills to Add Dental, Vision and Hearing Coverage to Medicare

Published Feb. 5, 2020 Medicare beneficiaries who wish to have dental, vision or hearing care coverage must turn to Medicare Advantage plans (Medicare Part C) that offer these benefits, becaus...
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Medicare Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Fight Fraud

Published Jan. 27, 2020 Artificial intelligence is making its mark on a number of industries, and Medicare may be next. In its never-ending fight to combat fraud and waste, the Centers for...
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