by BBGAdmin | Jun 4, 2022 | Announcements, Medicare, Medicare Medicaid, National News
From The Ripley’s Believe-It-Or-Not Department: You May Actually Pay Less for Medicare Part B in 2023 That headline, folks, is surprisingly not a typo. I truly had to do a double-take when I read this in last week’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
by BBGAdmin | Jun 8, 2021 | Healthcare Costs, Medicare, Medicare Medicaid
There are four basic parts of Medicare: A, B, C, and D. Each part helps pay for certain medical services. Medicare Part C, better known as “Medicare Advantage”, comprises an “all in one” alternative to Original Medicare. These “bundled” health plans include Part A,...
by Tom Barrett | Jan 28, 2020 | Medicare, Medicare Medicaid
There are four basic parts of Medicare: A, B, C, and D. Each part helps pay for certain medical services. Here are 5 things to know about Part A: #1 Part A is one of two parts of what is considered “Original Medicare”. (Part B is the other). #2 Most people don’t...
by Tom Barrett | Aug 29, 2019 | Company News, Healthcare Issues, Medicare, Medicare Medicaid
Medicare can be daunting and confusing and quite difficult to grasp. This is true in the case of existing Medicare beneficiaries as well as their care givers. And, it’s especially true for those prospective new enrollees who are about to turn 65 and have to...
by Tom Barrett | Feb 26, 2019 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Medicare Medicaid
Some say it’s the hottest demographic in the labor market — men and women ditching traditional retirement age to work into their 70s, 80s and sometimes beyond. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the 65 and over crowd will make up the...
by Tom Barrett | Jun 26, 2018 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Medicare Medicaid, National News, News and Events, Providers
(Note: In keeping with our 2 Minute Drill mantra, we’ve broken this into two parts. Today in Part 1 we’ll highlight Gawande’s view of the three big systemic problems with healthcare. Tomorrow in Part 2 we’ll summarize his vision for the ABJ-HCE.) Last week...
