Kathi Rieger Senior Insurance Consultant

Does Medicare Cover Urgent Care?

https://www.thebalance.com/does-medicare-cover-urgent-care-5210064 For non-life-threatening illnesses, urgent care can help you avoid the high cost of an emergency room. With Medicare Part B, some of the costs can be covered.

Common Exercise Pains – How to Work Past Them and When to Call for Help

Common Exercise Pains – How to Work Past Them and When to Call for Help In physical fitness, pain can be a signal that something’s wrong with your body and may have nothing to do with your actions. For example, if you w...

63% of Medicare Beneficiaries Paid Full Generic Drugs Cost in 2020

https://healthpayerintelligence.com/news/63-of-medicare-beneficiaries-paid-full-generic-drugs-cost-in-2020 A new study found that more Medicare Part D beneficiaries paid the entire generic drug cost at least once in 2020 compared to 2017.

How to Ensure Continuity of Care If a Physician Leaves Your Practice

https://www.aao.org/eyenet/article/how-to-ensure-continuity-of-care-if-physician-leav When physicians leave a practice, they set in motion a number of changes that have the potential to negatively impact themselves, patients and the practice. There are steps that need to be taken by bo

Why do some mistrust science, and what can scientists do about it?

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/why-do-some-mistrust-science-and-what-can-scientists-do-about-it A new study looks at why some people mistrust scientific evidence, and suggests what researchers might do to address this lack of trust.

22 Free (or Cheap) Things to Do

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/free-cheap-things-to-do Want to keep your free time free of cost? With a little imagination, you can come up with lots of free (or cheap) things to do. Use this list to get started.

4 strategies that can help you avoid paying extra every month for Medicare premiums

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/16/strategies-can-help-you-avoid-paying-extra-for-medicare-premiums.html While most Medicare enrollees pay the standard premium amounts for Part B (outpatient care) and Part D (prescription drugs), some pay more due to higher income.

Casual Wine Drinkers Less Likely to Get Cataracts

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/casual-wine-drinkers-less-likely-to-get-cataracts Low to moderate wine drinkers are the least likely to develop cataracts compared with nondrinkers and people who drink other types of alcohol, according to new study.

Signs Your Identity Has Been Stolen (and what to do about it)

Signs Your Identity Has Been Stolen (and what to do about it) In the U.S., a person’s identity is stolen every two seconds. A thief might use your personal information to open new credit accounts, enter a cell...

Surprise billing & protecting consumers

https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/Ending-Surprise-Medical-Bills Surprise billing & protecting consumers As of January 1, 2022, consumers have new billing protections when getting emergency care, non-emergency care from out-of-network providers at

What Makes You Happy?

https://psychcentral.com/lib/what-makes-us-happy What makes you happy? Here's what happiness means and how to increase yours.

Medicare Advantage Represents a Growing Share of Medicare Enrollment

https://healthpayerintelligence.com/news/medicare-advantage-represents-a-growing-share-of-medicare-enrollment Medicare Advantage enrollment consumes a greater share of Medicare enrollment overall in 123 congressional districts.