August 2018 – Page 8 – medicarereport.org

States Leverage Federal Funds To Help Insurers Lower Premiums

(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) When Tracy Deis decided in 2016 to transition from a full-time job to

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospital and health system executives know high-deductible health plans are growing in popularity

In a survey sponsored by New York-based Bankrate.com, 57 percent of women and 51 percent of men responded that they

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gave Medicare Advantage (MA) plans the ability to use step therapy for

We hear this all the time “it is impossible to find a doctor who will take Medicare and if you

(By Casey Ross for ST A T) In eye care, artificial intelligence systems have shown they can match the accuracy

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) For those who make too much money to qualify for health insurance subsidies

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review ) As wildfires continue to destroy parts of California and force thousands to

(By Karen Weintraub for NPR) If you flip open a biology textbook or do a quick search on Google, you’ll

(By Kelly Gooch for Kaiser Health News) The American Hospital Association and three member facilities filed a court brief Aug.