Medicare

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Does Medicare cover mental health therapy?

Mehmet Oz picked by Donald Trump to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Trump's White House return poised to tangle health care safety net

Trump Health Policies

Health Insurance

For the first time, Medicare negotiates prices on 10 drugs that treat diabetes, heart failure and other conditions

Medicare Drug Costs

FDA approval of Wegovy could give millions on Medicare access to weight-loss drug

Wegovy Medicare

Medicare's push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

Medicare CCM Doctors

Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren't getting it

Paxlovid Cost COVID-19

Philly pharmacy will pay $4.6 million to resolve fraud investigations

Pennmark Pharmacy Fraud

Compensation is key to fixing primary care shortage

Primary Care Shortage

Medicare expands the roster of available mental health professionals

Medicare Mental Health

Caregivers support program from IBX offers help to those caring for people who just left the hospital

Caregiver Support Program

President Biden to deliver budget address at Northeast Philly union hall

Health Insurance

IBX offers Medicare Advantage members new help enrolling in financial assistance programs

IBX Uno Health

Patina, a new, senior-focused primary care provider, gets its feet off the ground

Patina Primary Care

At-home COVID-19 tests soon will be available for free to Medicare recipients

What the stalemate on Capitol Hill means for your drug prices

U.S. Capitol Drug Price Reform

Health Insurance

Independence Blue Cross unveils 2021 Medicare Advantage health plans

IBX 2021 Medicare

United By Blue teams with IBX to deliver groceries to seniors at risk of COVID-19

Seniors grocery delivery program

IBX volunteers reaching out to isolated seniors amid COVID-19 crisis

IBX Calls of Kindness

Health Insurance

Coronavirus crisis leaves many people staring at high COBRA insurance costs

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Health Insurance

How to spot an insurance scam during open enrollment for ACA, Medicare plans

Medicare, ACA Phone Scam

Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help

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Health Insurance

Dream of retiring abroad? The reality: Medicare doesn’t travel well

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Bucks County ambulance companies to pay $450,000 in Medicare fraud case

Bensalem ambulance fraud

Alternative Medicine

Medicare mulls decision to cover acupuncture for lower back pain

Medicare Coverage Acupuncture

Philadelphia is home to six of the worst nursing homes in the U.S.

Worst nursing homes Philadelphia

TV ads for prescription drug must now include prices

In 10 years, half of middle-income elders won’t be able to afford housing, medical care

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Health Insurance

Medicaid work requirements: Is there a path forward that could help the poor, not harm them?

Health Insurance

There’s a new ‘Medicare-for-all’ bill in the House. Why does it matter?

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Health Insurance

The high cost of sex: Insurers often don’t pay for drugs to treat problems

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Health Insurance

The votes have been counted, the results are (mostly) in: What’s next for health care?

Calling on Sen. Casey to endorse Medicare for all

Health Insurance

Medicare Advantage plans cleared to go beyond medical coverage — even groceries

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Home care agencies often wrongly deny Medicare help to the chronically ill

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Two Philly hospitals penalized for high injury, infection rates

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Liquid gold: Pain doctors soak up profits by screening urine for drugs

Veteran's family: Suburban nursing home has 'gross' mice problem

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Protesters celebrate July 4 with a 'Healthcare BBQ' outside Toomey's office

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Protesters fill Center City streets as Trump addresses GOP at Loews Hotel

13th Street Trump protest

Delco doctor charged in largest Medicare fraud takedown in history

Philadelphia man charged with falsifying Medicare claims

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