9 health systems newly approved for ‘hospital at home’
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) While some health systems have been apprehensive about setting up hospital-at-home programs because
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Patients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst,
Read MoreHospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
(By Phil Galewitz and Colleen DeGuzman for NPR) In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their
Read More‘Behind the Times’: Washington Tries to Catch Up With AI’s Use in Health Care
(By Darius Tahir for KFF Health News) Lawmakers and regulators in Washington are starting to puzzle over how to regulate
Read MoreIs Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’
(By Angela Hart for KFF Health News) States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s
Read More3 Charts About Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
(Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published January 31, 2024) Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government for
Read MoreHHS, Instacart partner
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Instacart has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to
Read MoreFAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 31, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),
Read MoreMedPAC mulls standardizing Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission is considering standardizing the supplemental benefits Medicare
Read MoreFlorida’s Plan to Import Prescription Drugs from Canada, the First of its Kind, May Face Obstacles that Could Delay Implementation and Savings
(Contact Chris Lee at The Kaiser Family Foundation published Jan. 12, 2024) A new KFF policy watch explains some of
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