AHA: High deductible, short-term plans are driving medical debt
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Inadequate insurance coverage is one of the main causes of medical debt, American
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Why Medicare is suddenly under debate again
By Micel Martin, Tinbete Ermyas, Gurjit Kaur for npr on March 14, 2023 The White House released President Biden’s $6.8
Read MoreFeds Move to Rein In Prior Authorization, a System That Harms and Frustrates Patients
By Lauren Sausser for Kaiser Health News on March 13, 2023 When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year,
Read MoreInsurers urge CMS to reverse course on ‘flawed’ MA risk adjustment changes
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Insurers are urging CMS not to implement proposed risk adjustment changes in Medicare
Read MoreEli Lilly cuts the price of insulin, capping drug at $35 per month out-of-pocket
(By The Associated Press published by NPR) Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and
Read MoreHigh-deductible health plans are moving health outcomes in the wrong direction
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) As the number of Americans enrolled in high-deductible health plans continues to grow,
Read MoreCan food be medicine? Will insurers cover it? And other big questions about a new health movement
By Nicholas Florko on February 16, 2023 for Stat News WASHINGTON — After nearly forty years of obscurity, the “food
Read MoreYour Money or Your Life: Patient on $50,000-a-Week Cancer Drug Fears Leaving Behind Huge Medical Debt
By Fred Schulte on February 14, 2023 for Kaiser Health Network After several rounds of treatment for a rare eye
Read MoreAre you eligible for a health savings account?
The cost of most things has increased lately, including the cost of healthcare. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Read More10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision
By Jennifer Tolbert and Meghana Ammula for Kaiser Family Foundation on January 11, 2023 At the start of the pandemic,
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