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Ask Rusty: About tax filing status and Medicare
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (480+ words) Dear Rusty: I'm trying to figure out if I should change my IRS filing status to "Married " Filing Jointly" prior to getting reviewed for my Medicare Part B and Part D. My current IRS status is "Married " Filing Single" and I…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (281+ words) A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died. By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press [FCC bans new Chinese-made drones,…...
Out-of-pocket pain from high-deductible plans means skimping on care
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1073+ words) By Charlotte Huff, KFF Health News David Garza sometimes feels as if he doesn't have health insurance now that he pays so much to treat his Type 2 diabetes. His monthly premium payment of $435 for family coverage is roughly the same…...
Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements
1+ week, 25+ min ago (572+ words) Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid health insurance under a law President Donald Trump signed last year. Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, announced Wednesday that the requirement would take effect…...
Don’t settle for a subpar health savings account
1+ week, 1+ day ago (591+ words) CHRISTINE BENZ of Morningstar Paired with high-deductible healthcare plans, health savings accounts help ease healthcare costs. HSAs are a triple tax-advantaged vehicle in the tax code, allowing for pretax contributions, tax-free compounding, and tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical expenses. However,…...
Trump’s promised big tax cuts are expected to disappoint the average worker
1+ week, 1+ day ago (922+ words) By Caitlin Reilly, Bloomberg News President Donald Trump promised Americans big tax refunds next year. Many filers " particularly those who could most use the financial boost " may soon be disappointed. "Your sort of typical W-2 worker with no kids will see…...
Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies
2+ week, 1+ day ago (424+ words) By ALI SWENSON and NICKY FORSTER, Associated Press Seen at face value, the data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services seems to defy predictions that many Americans facing pricier plans would drop out of marketplace coverage altogether next…...
After shutdown, federal employees face new uncertainty: affording health insurance
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1197+ words) By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won't be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to…...
Complaints about gaps in Medicare Advantage networks are common. Federal enforcement is rare
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1360+ words) By Susan Jaffe, KFF Health News But government documents obtained by KFF Health News show the agency overseeing Medicare Advantage does little to enforce long-standing rules intended to ensure about 35 million plan members can see doctors in the first place....
As health companies get bigger, so do the bills. It’s unclear if Trump’s team will intervene
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (820+ words) Elisabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health News" And even well-insured patients receive unaffordable bills in this era of high-deductible health plans, narrow insurance networks, and 20% cost sharing. These new deals are "mutually enforced monopolization," said Barak Richman, the Alexander Hamilton professor of…...