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Study: If Medicare Eligibility Rises To 70, Costs Soar For Seniors Left In Program
An idea often floated in Congress to reduce spending on Medicare by raising the eligibility age for the federal health insurance program for the elderly from 65 to 70 years old would jack up costs per person for those seniors left in the program by 12 percent, if implemented.
And that likely means out-of-pocket costs and premiums for seniors 70 and older who are still in the Medicare program would also rise.
A new study looking at the impact of aging on health care costs shows Medicare spending would certainly decline by 19 percent because millions of seniors ages 65 to 69 would be dropped from the program, according to research sponsored by the Society of Actuaries using date from the Health Care Cost Institute. Here’s a link to the entire study, “Health Care Costs from Birth to Death.”
Read the full story here: http://onforb.es/14lU45k
Source: Forbes
What's at Stake as Oral Arguments Are Presented in the Braidwood Case? Q&A With Richard Hughes IV
April 21st 2025Richard Hughes IV, JD, MPH, spoke about the upcoming oral arguments to be presented to the Supreme Court regarding the Braidwood case, which would determine how preventive services are guaranteed insurance coverage.
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Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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Comparing Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage
April 4th 2025This study examined postdiagnosis breast cancer treatment outcomes for Medicare Advantage vs fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare in Ohio and found no significant differences overall but disparities for Black patients with FFS Medicare.
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