Medicare Advantage continues to grow
According to the latest data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Advantage plans started the
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
UnitedHealth: Medicare Advantage spending is about 40% lower than FFS
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare beneficiaries who are covered through private plans as opposed to fee-for-service alternatives
Read MoreUnderestimating your Medicare costs could wreak havoc on your retirement budget
Medicare provides needed health coverage to millions of seniors, but that coverage comes at a cost which tends to catch
Read MoreMedicare’s general enrollment period is still going until March 31st
Medicare provides critical health benefits to million of seniors. However, if you missed your chance to enroll during your initial
Read More4th patient charity settles Medicare kickback allegations
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A fourth patient charity agreed to pay $3 million to settle claims it
Read More‘The time to worry is now’: The coronavirus in China could threaten pharma’s ingredient sourcing
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) As a novel coronavirus spreads through China and rattles the rest of the world, the
Read MoreWant to know how contentious drug pricing is in Washington? Check the receipts
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and the 31 other major drug makers that
Read MoreBCBSA joins Civica, Rx and hospitals to make their own generic medications
Civica, Rx, a non-profit venture works with generic drug companies to manufacture medications that are in short supply or subject
Read MoreThe Medicare Part D drug plan donut hole is closed, but drugs won’t be free
Who among us has not heard of the Medicare Part D donut hole? Now, how many will admit that they
Read MoreSafety net providers are pushing back on the growing use of 2-tiered policies
Cares Community Health, a 340B safety net provider, filled a lawsuit claiming that the US Department of Health and Human
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