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Medicare Advantage waive copay — Medicare Advantage Insurers Waiving Cost-Sharing In response to the COVID-19 emergency, many Medicare Advantage (the private-plan alternative to traditional Medicare) insurers are voluntarily waiving cost-sharing requirements for COVID-19 treatment. This cost-share waiver applies to copays, coinsurance, and deductibles. UnitedHealthcare, for example, has a $0 copy for covered primary care provider […]

Medicare Advantage Insurers Waiving Cost-Sharing

July 24, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / current events / Medicare Advantage by Jenny McCann

States Re-Open Nursing Homes As the United States attempts to re-open, nursing facilities have started to follow suit. Some are finally allowing visitors in order to lift the spirits of residents and their loved ones. Since the beginning of the pandemic, nursing homes have been completely off-limits to visitors. Now, […]

States Re-Open Nursing Homes

July 22, 2020 in Medicare tagged assisted living / COVID-19 / current events / health & safety by Emily Schellin

$1.6 Billion to Expedite COVID Vaccine — U.S. Commits $1.6 Billion to Expedite COVID Vaccine The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) along with the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it will be investing $1.6 billion to expedite a COVID vaccine. According to their Press Release the pharmaceutical company, a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation […]

U.S. Commits $1.6 Billion to Expedite COVID Vaccine

July 20, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / current events / health / vaccinations by Jenny McCann

Elective Procedures Safety Measures The coronavirus pandemic has left people with many unanswered questions, such as questioning the status of their elective health care procedures. Some are wondering whether or not they should keep their elective care appointments or stay away from the doctor’s office altogether. Elective services that have […]

Elective Procedures Safety Measures

July 14, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / health / health & safety / home healthcare by Emily Schellin

How Covid-19 Attacks the Lungs — How Covid-19 Attacks the Lungs In a recent New York Times video a detailed animation shows how coronavirus attacks the lungs. In the video, chest scans from a generally healthy 59-year-old man with coronavirus are analyzed. Just days before the scans were taken this patient was asymptomatic. The scans show […]

How Covid-19 Attacks the Lungs

July 12, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / health / health & safety by Jenny McCann

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant, Google Maps is introducing new features to help you find important information as you venture out each day. To ensure that everyone is following proper social-distancing rules, Maps has included a feature to let users know how crowded public transport is, and […]

Google Maps + COVID

July 2, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged COVID-19 / Technology / Transportation & Mobility by Emily Schellin

Many people have been following the newest cases of coronavirus and wonder how it will affect the recent re-opening of the nation’s economy. With no end in sight to this vicious disease, some experts are predicting another complete economic shutdown. Some states are thriving now that they have re-opened many […]

Coronavirus Still a Threat for Many

June 29, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged COVID-19 / current events / health & safety / wellness by Emily Schellin

The Trump administration has issued a call-to-action based on new data detailing the impact of COVID-19 on Medicare beneficiaries, CMS announces. Older Americans as well as those with chronic conditions are at more risk from COVID-19 confirming the disparities in health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and low-income […]

Medicare Beneficiaries & COVID-19: Trump Administration Call-to-Action

June 27, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / Dual Eligible / Medicaid / medicare by Jadon Sennet

Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas — Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas Texas has a “massive outbreak” of coronavirus cases across the state after reopening, Governor Abbott acknowledged. On Wednesday, June 24, the state reported a record-breaking 5,551 new cases of Covid-19 in one day. This follows 13 consecutive days of record-high hospitalizations. These figures represent an […]

Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas

June 26, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / current events / government acts & responses / health & safety / preventative health measures by Jenny McCann

Price of COVID — Swabbing and testing all Americans for COVID-19 each year could become a normal routine. That, combined with antibody testing, could cost a whopping $44 billion per year, according to a recent study. Diagnostic testing alone ranges from $6 – $25 billion each year; while it is about $5 – $19 […]

Price of COVID

June 23, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged COVID-19 / current events / finances / government acts & responses / health & safety by Emily Schellin