Renee van Staveren

Content Marketing Lead

Renee van Staveren

Content Marketing Lead

Since 2009, I've been writing about complicated, technical issues, with the goal of making topics like Medicare and healthcare easier to understand. I've been writing about Medicare since 2021 and healthcare since 2019. I am an AmeriCorps alumni. I enjoy gardening, reading, and DIYing.

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Aetna & Humana Medicare Advantage Plans Exiting States

Aetna Medicare Advantage plans & Humana Medicare Advantage plans are dropping statewide coverage in 2025. See if you’re impacted and what to do.Read more

Does Medicare cover blood pressure monitors?

Amy from Sacramento, California, writes to ask Connie, "Does Medicare cover blood pressure monitors?" Read to discover the answer.Read more

Does Medicare cover the RSV vaccine?

Bobby from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, asks Connie, "Does Medicare cover the RSV vaccine?" Read to discover the answer.Read more

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