Pennsylvania bans out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings, genetic testing
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation May 1 that will require all payers
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Health Care Redesign
Community Paramedics Don’t Wait for an Emergency to Visit Rural Patients at Home
(By Arielle Zionts for Kaiser Health News) GILLETTE, Wyo. — Sandra Lane said she has been to the emergency room
Read MoreFederal lawmakers push for more Medicare benefits at home
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A new bipartisan bill in Congress hopes to address Medicare’s looming insolvency issue
Read MoreFAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
(By Juliette Cubanski for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 20, 2023) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), signed
Read MoreKey senators make a big pivot on bipartisan insulin cost proposal
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Amid a scramble to assemble a health care policy package in the Senate,
Read MoreMedicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it
(By Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) Hospice doctor Bethany Snider sees the writing on the wall: “The hospice
Read MoreNo-Cost Preventive Services Are Now in Jeopardy. Here’s What You Need to Know
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the
Read MoreQ&A: Implications of the Ruling on the ACA’s Preventive Services Requirement
(By Larry Levitt, Cynthia Cox, Lindsey Dawson, Kaye Pestaina, Alina Salganicoff, and Laurie Sobel for Kaiser Family Foundation published Mar
Read MoreMost of the Public Worries About the Future of Medicare But Sees Debate About Medicare Cuts More as Playing Politics than Actual Plans
(By Craig Palosky for Kaiser Family Foundation published March 30, 2023) With a divided Congress expected to weigh spending cuts
Read More‘We’re not deaf to the complaints’: Big payers moving to cut prior authorization requirements
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna are moving to trim their prior authorization programs, which
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