Medicaid Ending For Many, ShortlyThis is gonna be problem for almost every community. COVID brought a halt to the examination to determine whether or not a person is eligible for Medicaid. That is scheduled to end on April 1, and then people will get their Medicaid...
Me vs. ChatGPTExcellent at introducing concepts, in general. Not specific enough, not nuanced enough. The reason this matters is that when you are signing up for plans or agreements, they are not written on a napkin, yanno? There are attorneys involved here, they use...
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On DeckNEW: Physician pay cut 4.4% by the CMS and Why This Matters (readers of a certain book on Medicare has this in there, since its 2013 edition)Stocks for Show, Bonds For Dough: Now What? (Subscribers)Are There Any Other Timebombs Left? (Yes,...
Vanguard’s Lawsuit and YouWhile this gets the headlines, what is happening here is common. For me, this is front and center to the structural, inherent challenges that target date retirement funds, robo-advisors, mutual funds (!) and actively-managed ETFs pose.And...
MehThis appeared in the NY Times (link).Observation status update: you can appeal your status now. Basically, when you go to a hospital, you could be admitted or not. If not, then you are covered by Part B (subject to deductible and 20% coinsurance after the...
The Latest In The NewsThere are a dizzying number of headlines early this year.Medicare Part B Premium Hike Could Be Reduced as Government Reassesses Alzheimer’s Drug (link)No Surprises Act takes effect (link)Example of network issues: Anthem v Northside Hospital...
Late Enrollment Penalty Has BegunFor the Responder, the Part D Late Enrollment Penalty begins 3 months after the end of March 2021, so July - December 2021, a total of 6 months. The penalty will be equal to: 6 times the national average (0.34), rounded to the nearest...