Perspective We Arent Getting A National Vaccine Passport So Lets Use The Next Best Thing Cdc Vaccination CardsCheck with your Medicare health plan, supplement, or other insurance - like coverage through an employer. Often your insurer can tell you why a bill has been denied, and, more importantly, what you need to do to get the bill paid..Also this week, two new cosponsors signed on to Rep. Allyson Schwartz's Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act. Reps. Tim Walz and Eliot Engel signed on, bringing the cosponsor total up to twenty-six..Four Key Bills Gain Support … Continued
Setting Resolutions That Stick Beyond The New YearCBO Scores BCRA, Leaders Postpone Vote.Members of the House passed the .1 trillion government-wide spending bill last Thursday, and after much debate, lawmakers in the Senate adopted it late on Saturday evening. Those in the House left Washington shortly after they approved the "cromnibus," while those in the Senate stayed in town for a few days to consider dozens of executive nominations and to pass a package of tax extenders..Higher Medigap costs: Experts say that beneficiaries with Medigap supplements tend to use more services than those without such coverage. Currently the plans often cover part or most of the deductibles and the co-insurance. Lawmakers from both parties propose requiring beneficiaries enrolled in Medigap plans to pay more through higher deductibles and co-payments. President Obama's 2014 budget plan called for imposing a new surcharge on beneficiaries who buy Medigap plans in 2017. … Continued