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Medicare Data Delivers Surprising News about Common Procedures for Elderly Patients
The statistics on healthcare spending on procedures for elderly patients are alarming. As much as 18% of a person’s lifetime medical expenses are spent during their last year of life. 30% of Medicare’s annual expenditures are spent caring for the 5% of recipients who will die during the same year. One-third of that money isRead the Rest…
Facts about Dual Eligible And Its Beneficiaries
There are more than 9 million Americans that qualify as dual eligible, meaning they receive healthcare benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid. While they account for just 14% of all Medicaid enrollees, they cost Medicaid 36% – $139 billion – of its annual medical expenditures, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report. This is becauseRead the Rest…