This year's Medicare open enrollment season is extra important due to changes that will impact 2025 Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans.
Fall has arrived, and that means open enrollment for Medicare starts Oct. 15. There are several changes for 2024 that you should know before enrolling or updating your Medicare coverage. Even if you won't turn 65 for a few more months, now is the time to get to know your Medicare optio...
QPP, which includes MIPS and APMs, is central to Medicare’s strategy for controlling costs and promoting quality care. As part of the 2025 MPFS, CMS has finalized a number of updates that could have a big impact on emergency medicine, including changes to certain MIPS scoring categor...
Thesurcharges for high earnersare based on adjusted gross income (AGI) from two years earlier. In 2025, singlebeneficiaries with 2023 AGIof more than $106,000 and married couples filing jointly with 2023 AGI of over $212,000 will pay more. These high earning beneficiaries will pay a total...
Hold on to your Social Security Cards, folks--big changes are on the horizon forMedicare in 2025, and it's time to start taking notes and making plans. Medicare patients in Michigan and beyond are bracing for some of the most significant updates in decades, thanks to the new Medicare Pres...
DETROIT LAKES— With Medicare open enrollment now underway, big changes are coming for 2025, according to a news release from the Minnesota Board on Aging. Starting in January, some health care providers may no longer be “in-network” for certain Medicare Advantage Plans. New benefits from the...
Understanding VBP and applying concepts to hospice quality operations will improve the quality of care today and prepare for VBP in the future.” Changes to the CAHPS Hospice Survey The final rule also brings changes to the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) ...
Changes are coming to Medicare in 2025, but a fair happening Saturday is helping seniors understand the system and how it'll be different next year. Silver Cross Hospital's Lisa Stockdale talks more on the event.
3 big changes coming to Medicare in 2025. Here’s what they’ll mean for you What Medicare beneficiaries need to know about generic medications Medicare has a new pilot program to help people with dementia. Here’s how it works If you are denied coverage by Medicare, you have the right ...
Project 2025 contains several proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid, framing the programs as being largely responsible for the United States’annual budget deficit, which currently stands at $1.27 trillion for 2024. “In essence, our deficit problem is a Medicare and Medicaid problem,” the Pro...