Medicare /tags/medicare Medicare en-US Copyright Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:00:00 GMT New Medicare expansion helps seniors with access to mental health resources /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-01-10/medicare-expansion-seniors-access-mental-health-resources Program participants have access to licensed, professional counselors as of Jan. 1. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-01-10/medicare-expansion-seniors-access-mental-health-resources More than 100K Hoosiers lose Medicaid coverage over past two months /2023-06-20/more-than-100k-hoosiers-lose-medicaid-coverage-over-past-two-months Over 53,000 Hoosiers were unenrolled from Medicaid in the state's second month of the unwinding process. This adds to the other nearly 53,000 Hoosiers who lost coverage in April. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:11:25 GMT /2023-06-20/more-than-100k-hoosiers-lose-medicaid-coverage-over-past-two-months Violet Comber-Wilen Seniors got COVID tests they didn't order in Medicare scam. Could more fraud follow? /news-from-npr/2023-05-18/seniors-got-covid-tests-they-didnt-order-in-medicare-scam-could-more-fraud-follow Some seniors got dozens of COVID tests they never ordered. Bad actors may have used seniors' Medicare information to improperly bill the federal government — and could do it again, investigators say. Thu, 18 May 2023 17:44:48 GMT /news-from-npr/2023-05-18/seniors-got-covid-tests-they-didnt-order-in-medicare-scam-could-more-fraud-follow Susan Jaffe More Americans put off medical care due to cost /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-04-18/putting-off-medical-care-cost-medicare-advantage-claims-denied We take a look at why families are putting off medical care. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-04-18/putting-off-medical-care-cost-medicare-advantage-claims-denied How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions /news-from-npr/2022-12-12/how-medicare-advantage-plans-dodged-auditors-and-overcharged-taxpayers-by-millions A KHN investigation found when some Medicare Advantage plans got a rare federal audit, they couldn't produce billing records for care they said they'd provided. Some blamed fire, flood — or doctors. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:00:46 GMT /news-from-npr/2022-12-12/how-medicare-advantage-plans-dodged-auditors-and-overcharged-taxpayers-by-millions Fred Schulte, Holly K. Hacker Social Security COLA increases 5.9%, but inflation and Medicare Part B complicate the matter /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-01-04/social-security-cola-increases-inflation-medicare-part-b The COLA is the largest increase since 1983, but will it go far enough? Tue, 04 Jan 2022 09:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-01-04/social-security-cola-increases-inflation-medicare-part-b Open Enrollment For Medicare Now Underway /ohio-news/2018-10-18/open-enrollment-for-medicare-now-underway Open enrollment for Medicare runs now through December 7 for Ohioans age 65 and older. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:14:25 GMT /ohio-news/2018-10-18/open-enrollment-for-medicare-now-underway Jim Letizia Brown says Tax Cuts are Costing Middle America, Blasts Immigration Raid as Immoral /politics/2018-06-07/brown-says-tax-cuts-are-costing-middle-america-blasts-immigration-raid-as-immoral Tax cuts and immigration – two issues that promise to define Ohio’s U.S. Senate race -- moved to center stage this week. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze talked... Fri, 08 Jun 2018 02:18:09 GMT /politics/2018-06-07/brown-says-tax-cuts-are-costing-middle-america-blasts-immigration-raid-as-immoral M.L. Schultze Navigating Medicare: How To Maximize Your Plan And Pay Less /health/2017-05-17/navigating-medicare-how-to-maximize-your-plan-and-pay-less Not so long ago the Medicare federal health insurance program was relatively simple. Most Americans were more or less automatically enrolled in the… Wed, 17 May 2017 08:00:05 GMT /health/2017-05-17/navigating-medicare-how-to-maximize-your-plan-and-pay-less The Impact Of Medicare, Medicaid And Social Security On The Lives Of Many Americans /community/2015-08-05/the-impact-of-medicare-medicaid-and-social-security-on-the-lives-of-many-americans Medicare and Medicaid celebrated 50 years on July 30, and August 14 marks the 80th anniversary of the creation of Social Security. The programs have a… Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:30:05 GMT /community/2015-08-05/the-impact-of-medicare-medicaid-and-social-security-on-the-lives-of-many-americans