News
Toni Says: Help, I'm stuck in a Medicare supplement that is too expensive
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (302+ words) I am a 76-year-old female, in fairly good health. I'm concerned that if I change to a Medicare Advantage plan in the fall and find out next year that the plan was not a good choice for me, I won't…...
Free Press Opinion: Debt? What debt? Who is monitoring the debt?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (563+ words) Chattanooga Times Free Press Free Press Opinion: Debt? What debt? Who is monitoring the debt? People of a certain age will recall a lyric from the Tennessee Ernie Ford song "Sixteen Tons": "Another day older and deeper in debt." I…...
Is America ready for the changes to 2026 Medicare Part D plans? | Chattanooga Times Free Press
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (49+ words) Currently, I am on a stand-alone Part D plan with a Medicare supplement because of my serious health issues. Last week, I received information about the changes to the 2026 Medicare Part D plan I am. .. Is America ready for the…...
Letter to the editors: Cempa CEO says CVS threats of bill closing pharmacies are empty
3+ week, 3+ day ago (277+ words) Cempa CEO: CVS threats are empty Legislators in Nashville are deciding in the coming days on critical legislation, the Fair Rx Act, that will shape how Tennesseans access prescription drugs. Let me simplify it. Imagine a football game where the…...
CVS blankets Tennessee airwaves, enlists mass texts to fight pharmacy benefit manager bill | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (114+ words) Health care pharmacy chain CVS has spent $1. 3 million on political TV advertisements across Tennessee to push back against a bill targeting its ownership of a pharmacy benefit manager, Federal Communications Commission public inspection files show. CVS blankets Tennessee airwaves, enlists…...
CVS could keep pharmacies open under Tennessee reform bill, local pharmacists say | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (88+ words) A Tennessee bill that CVS Health has claimed would force it to close all its pharmacies in the state would not require such closures " and would create a more even playing field, said local independent pharmacists in Chattanooga. CVS could…...
Toni Says: Can't qualify for a long-term care plan due to health issues. What do I do? | Chattanooga Times Free Press
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (74+ words) Recently, you wrote a Medicare column about various life policies available after 65, and I have a retirement insurance question. In June, I'm retiring when I turn 70 and my wife, Anna, will be 68. Toni Says: Can't qualify for a long-term care…...
Toni Says: America " Medicare fraud is exploding
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (516+ words) On March 5, I received a Medicare. gov newsletter by email, and I am worried that I may have fraud on my Medicare. gov account. I received my current Medicare summary by mail with a Medicare claim from a medical office…...
Health insurers pare back some prior-approval requirements
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) U. S. health insurers have made it easier for doctors to get approval before providing certain types of treatment, industry groups said, calling it a sign of progress toward alleviating burdensome delays for patients. In addition to reducing the number of approvals…...
Toni Says: Here's your Medicare enrollment options if you are over 65 and have preexisting health conditions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) Our Medicare Part B will begin Jan. 1, as my company benefits will end Dec. 31 of this year. I will be 70 when I retire, and Jennifer is turning 65 in November and will have Jan. 1 as her Medicare start date. Please explain…...