A Medigap long-term care benefit?
House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) is reviewing a plan to add limited long-term care benefit to
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Health Care Redesign
Payroll Tax Is One State’s Bold Solution To Help Seniors Age At Home
(By Donna Gordon Blankinship for Kaiser Health News) Nearly a decade after federal officials discarded a provision in the Affordable
Read MoreCVS to open 1,500 HealthHub stores by the end of 2021
After success with its pilot sites in Houston, CVS Health plans to open 1,500 HealthHub stores by the end of
Read MoreCMS cancer model practices saw patients with higher costs compared to benchmarks, study finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Practices participating in CMS’ Oncology Care Model had 2 percent to 4 percent higher
Read MoreWhat folks are missing about universal, government-run health care system
In John C. Goodman’s column appearing in Forbes, he discusses those who are supporting a universal, government-run health care system
Read MoreHouse Hagglers Zero In On Single-Payer And It All Comes Down To Two Little Words
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) A powerful congressional committee holds a hearing on single-payer health care. It sounds
Read MoreCMS Takes Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices and Increase Transparency
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the Trump Administration finalized improvements to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D, which provide seniors with
Read MoreWill Washington State’s New ‘Public Option’ Plan Reduce Heath Care Costs?
(By Austin Jenkins for NPR) Millions of Americans who buy individual health insurance, and don’t qualify for a federal subsidy,
Read MoreCivica Rx picked Xellia Pharmaceuticals to make antibiotics for the hospitals in Civica’s network
A group of 800 hospitals created a nonprofit generic drugmaker called Civica Rx, just revealed the first two treatments they
Read MoreWalmart Charts New Course By Steering Workers To High-Quality Imaging Centers
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Walmart Inc., the nation’s largest private employer, is worried that too many of
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