Why your Medicare premium might jump and what you can do about it
Medicare recipients can find themselves in a Social Security/Medicare loop that causes their Medicare premiums to increase due to a one-time influx of cash, such as selling a home. This is called an IRMAA or “Income-related monthly adjustment amount,” which is based on your income two years previously and can significantly raise premiums for Medicare’s […]
HHS makes ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospitals publicly available
The Department of Health and Human Services released on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website detailed information on the ownership of more than 7,000 hospitals certified to participate in the Medicare program. The data elements include: * Enrollment information such as organization name, type, practice location addresses (e.g., off campus), National Provider Identifier […]