Feds Move to Rein In Prior Authorization, a System That Harms and Frustrates Patients
By Lauren Sausser for Kaiser Health News on March 13, 2023 When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year,
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Covering new weight loss drugs could strain Medicare, policy experts warn
By Elaine Chen for Stat News on March 11, 2023 The emergence of highly effective obesity drugs has spurred renewed efforts to
Read MoreDenied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
By Casey Ross and Bob Herman for Stat News on March 13, 2023 An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a
Read MoreHow North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion plan would change its certificate of need law
By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review on March 3, 2023 North Carolina House and Senate leaders have agreed on a Medicaid
Read MoreSocial Security, Medicare clash comes down to what constitutes a ‘cut’
By Mike Lillis for The Hill on 3/6/2023 The coming battles over the nation’s safety-net programs are beginning with an
Read MoreOne type of artificial sweetener may increase heart attack risk, preliminary study says
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) The sweetener erythritol, which is becoming increasingly popular in snack bars and low-sugar ice cream
Read MoreHigh-deductible health plans are moving health outcomes in the wrong direction
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) As the number of Americans enrolled in high-deductible health plans continues to grow,
Read MoreThe radical proposal to let Medicare and Social Security lapse, explained
By Dylan Scott on February 16, 2023 for Vox Sen. Rick Scott wants every government program — even entitlements —
Read MoreImproving patient safety shouldn’t be a financial calculation
By Michael L Millenson on February 17, 2023 for Stat News A recent study of medical error published in The
Read MoreCan food be medicine? Will insurers cover it? And other big questions about a new health movement
By Nicholas Florko on February 16, 2023 for Stat News WASHINGTON — After nearly forty years of obscurity, the “food
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