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- 200,000 Doctors are Turning Away New Medicare Patients
- Doctors Warn Patients About Upcoming Medicare Changes
- The Mystery of Medicare
- Medicare Cost Plans vs. Medicare Advantage
- Shopping for Medicare Last Minute
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- Medicare Help: Get Help Choosing a Hospital
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- How Medicare Online Works for Medicare Beneficiaries
- Medicare Part A Costs
- When to buy Medigap Insurance
- The Latest in the Battle for Prescription Drug Coverage
- Don’t Miss These Medicare Deadlines
- 4 Tips for Protecting Your Retirement Savings
- Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Soon
- The Ultimate Retirement Checklist
- Health Care to Cost $10K Per Person
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- Do seniors know enough about their Medicare choices?
- Retirement Plans You Might Regret
- Medicare Penalized for Being Too Careful
- Paul Ryan’s Plan to Make Medicare a Voucher Program
- Thrown Away: $3 Billion in Cancer Drug Spending Wasted
- How Seniors are Winning with Home Care
- Medicare Facts - Are Injections Better Than Eye Drops for Addressing Cataracts
- 3 Things You Don’t Know About Medicare But Should
- Americans Want Medicare to Cover Obesity Treatments
- Best Places to Retire with Affordable Healthcare
- Medicare to Test New Drug Pricing for Doctors and Hospitals
- Retirement – 5 Websites Made for Retirees
- Medicare Home Health Agencies
- Medicare Part B Costs And Coverage 2016
- Medicare Advantage is Changing in 2016 – Are you Ready?
- Choosing a Home Health Agency
- Medicare Part D Costs and Coverage 2016
- DIY Guide to Medicare Shopping
- Should Medicare Cover Genetic Sequencing?
- CMS Bars Cigna from Enrolling New Medicare Members
- Is Medicare for All an Achievable Goal?
- Trump – Medicare Should Negotiate Drug Prices
- A Guide to Medicare Part A
- 5 Things You Didnt Know About Medicare
- Medicare News: A Look Back at Medicare Changes in 2015
- Hospital Prices Vary Across U.S.
- Five Ways You’re Wasting Your Retirement Money
- Government Targeting Remaining Uninsured
- Retirement Benefits Set to Change in 2015
- Medicare Costs: These 5 Screenings will Help You Keep Medicare Costs Down
- Medicare Spending: New way to explore Medicare prescription-drug spending
- Infections & Mistakes - Medicare Penalizes South Florida Hospitals
- Three Changes Coming to Medicare in 2016
- Quit Smoking with Help From Medicare
- Get Your Free Flu Shot Before It is Too Late
- Antibiotic Use: When Not to Take Antibiotics
- Medicare Premium Costs Are Not Going to Spike For Now
- A Migraine even without throbbing pain is a migraine
- Deciding on your best options according to your circumstances and needs
- Medicare Advantage Plans (Under part C)
- Medicare Prescription Drug plans (Part D)
- The things that Medicare doesn’t take care of
- Nurture your body by drinking plenty of water
- Avoid paying more for prescription drug coverage
- Dear Coffee lovers, Caffeine may actually be beneficial for you
- How does one select a primary care provider for oneself or a loved one?
- Know how traveling affects your Medicare plans
- Have Medicare costs been worrying you? The good news is, you may qualify for financial hel
- What should be done if I want to make a transition from Health Marketplace to Medicare
- The drawbacks of Medicare Advantage
- Can Medicare Advantage provide quality, savings, satisfaction and access- all together?
- Refining Medicare Advantage
- What are my expectations from a Medicare program?
- Medicare Additional/Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Working towards better American Health care- Medicare Advantage
- Managing out-of-pocket costs and paying for Medicare
- The basics of medicare and how it works
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Government Targeting Remaining Uninsured
Federal health officials announced 2016 goals, making it a priority to insure 25% of the remaining 10.5 million Americans uninsured under President Obama’s health care law. The third enrollment period begins Sunday. The remaining group may be the most difficult to reach.
“We know it’s going to be harder, but we need to work smarter,” health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said in a meeting with reporters Thursday in Washington, D.C.
Open enrollment will extend until Jan. 31st – and is the time where low- and middle-income Americans can buy tax-subsidized health insurance through online state or federal marketplaces, known as exchanges. It’s the component of Obamacare that aims to reduce the number of people uninsured.
Data shows that 9.9 million people are enrolled through state or online marketplaces. That number is projected to decrease to 9.1 million by the end of the year, as people don’t pay for coverage or because they receive jobs that offer insurance. The government projects that by the end of 2016 10 million people will be enrolled under this program.
Many of the remaining uninsured would prefer paying the penalty of $695 per person or 2.5% of their income rather than pay for health insurance. Some faced technical issues when they attempted to sign up in previous years, and others were unaware of the program.
Federal health officials plan to make an effort to increase enrollment by:
- Informing the public of tax credits
- Letting them know that signing up is easier than before
- Educating the public that it’s free
- Providing confidential help through online navigators
- Launching new TV ads
The Department of Health and Human Services recently released data showing that more than 7 in 10 people found plans for $75 a month or less in premiums, and almost 8 in 10 found plans with premiums of $100 or less through signing up.
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