3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically
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Health Care Finance
Medicare Advantage costs the federal government less than traditional Medicare
A recent report compares Medicare Advantage plans to fee-for-service (FSS) Medicare and found the federal government spends less money per
Read MoreWalmart launches go-to-market solution for self-insured plans
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Through a partnership with Transcarent, Walmart is offering its savings on pharmaceuticals and other
Read MoreHow to Crush Medical Debt: 5 Tips for Using Hospital Charity Care
(By Emily Pisacreta for Kaiser Health News) What if a law passed but no one enforced it? That’s essentially what
Read MoreSurprise-Billing Rule ‘Puts a Thumb on the Scale’ to Keep Arbitrated Costs in Check
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical
Read MoreDrug Price Negotiation Doesn’t Mean the Government Will Restrict Access to Medicines
(By Juliette Cubanski and Larry Levitt for Kaiser Family Foundation published Oct 07, 2021) As the Congressional debate over budget reconciliation
Read MoreDC mayor pays off past-due premiums for residents, small businesses
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser paid $13.5 million in overdue health premiums for
Read MoreEmployer health benefit costs expected to jump about 5%, reports say: 29 numbers to know
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two studies published Oct. 6 — one by Mercer shared with Becker’s and one
Read MoreThe status of drug price reforms
Despite campaign promises to cut drug prices, the current administration has not coalesced around a plan as they seek to
Read MoreMajor Insurers Running Billions of Dollars Behind on Payments to Hospitals and Doctors
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Anthem Blue Cross, the country’s second-biggest health insurance company, is behind on billions
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