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Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Reform, Prior Authorization

Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions

(By Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News) When KFF Health News published an article in August about the “prior authorization

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development, AHEAD, CMS, CMS Innovation Center, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Hospitals, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Mediciad

What is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ New AHEAD Model?

(By Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 02, 2024) In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare and

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance LTC Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Healthcare Affordability, Healthcare Costs, High Deductible, LTC Costs, medicare

Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(By Lunna Lopes, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 21, 2023) For many years,

Food Insecurity Health Care - General Health Care Redesign Health Insurance

Eileen Cook December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Food as medicine, Food Insecurity

How Elevance Health plans to integrate ‘food as medicine’ across its lines of business

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) In June, Elevance Health named Kofi Essel, MD, as its first food as

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicaid

Eileen Cook December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid Redeterminations, Small Group Insurance

45% of employer group market can be disrupted, Centene CEO says

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Centene CEO Sarah London foresees major disruption opportunities ahead in the employer group

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update Medical Debt Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

Eileen Cook December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 CMS, Drug price Transparency, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Insulin Cost-sharing, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

3 Inflation Reduction Act Medicare changes taking effect in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government will cap drug copays and premiums for Medicare beneficiaries and

Employer Healthcare Health Care - General Health Insurance Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Behavioral Health, Center of Excellence Programs, Employer Health Insurance

Employers Use of Center of Excellence Programs as a Pathway for Behavioral Health Services

(By Nirmita Panchal, Matthew Rae, and Kaye Pestaina for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 08, 2023) A growing number

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Active Duty Military, Medically retired military, Survivors of active duty, Tricare, TRICARE Pharmacy, Veterans

What you need to know about TRICARE Pharmacy costs in 2024

Beginning January 1st, for those covered by TRICARE, some of you may see an increase in pharmacy copayments. Survivors of

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Mental Health/Behavioral Health Price Transparency Telehealth

Eileen Cook December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Mental Health Awareness, Telehealth

5 employer insurance trends to watch in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Employers will be expecting insurers and vendors to deliver more transparency and ways