It’s decision time for the 55 million Americans covered by Medicare. Open enrollment, when people can enroll in Medicare or make changes to their plans, runs every year from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. But anyone who thinks that signing up for the medical plan for seniors is simple could be in for a rude… Continue reading Avoiding Costly Medicare Mistakes
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Two Kinds of Medicare
Seniors who get their health coverage through Medicare Advantage plans, which are run by health insurance companies, are likely to be healthier than those who get the coverage directly from the federal government. Writing in JAMA Internal Medicine, a University of Michigan Medical School team drew their findings from data on a representative sample of… Continue reading Two Kinds of Medicare