In simple terms, Medicare is affordable government health insurance that you get when you turn 65. If you're under 65, you can get Medicare if you have Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), kidney failure ...

ConnectiCare is a managed care company and subsidiary of New York–based healthcare insurer, EmblemHealth. It offers Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Medicare supplement (Medigap) plans to people who ...

Medicare Part D, also known as a prescription drug plan (PDP), has an annual deductible that usually changes yearly. Full payment of the deductible is required before the plan will cover eligible ...

Implementing the Medicare $2 drug list model would have reduced out-of-pocket spending by 63% for Part D beneficiaries in 2021. The model caps cost-sharing at $2 for a 30-day supply of 101 generic ...

Suzanne Blake is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Her focus is reporting on consumer and social trends, spanning from retail to restaurants and beyond. She is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C) cover up to 5 consecutive days of inpatient respite care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility for people in hospice. Medicare ...