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• Telehealth Instruction Significantly Reduces Inhaler Errors Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Medicare Study

  Published: Apr 30, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  A clinical study published in the Journal of the COPD Foundation reveals that phone-based "teach-to-goal" training reduces incorrect inhaler use from nearly 40 percent to just 7 pe...

• Trump Administration Finalizes $13 Billion Medicare Advantage Payment Hike in Major Win for Health Insurers

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a 2.48% increase in average payments to private Medicare Advantage plans for 2027. This finalized rate significantly...

• Medigap Underwriting Risks Create Barriers for Retirees Attempting to Switch from Medicare Advantage Plans

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Health

  Medicare Advantage enrollees seeking to transition to original Medicare face significant obstacles due to medical underwriting in the Medigap supplemental insurance market. Without...

• Secretive Dark Money Group Floods Federal Government With Identical Letters to Influence Medicare Advantage Reimbursement Rates

  Published: Mar 14, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A data analysis by KFF Health News reveals that over 80% of recent public comments on a federal Medicare proposal were generated by a "dark money" group called Medicare Advantage M...