Medicare Advantage patients less likely to get pricier diabetes meds, study finds
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Diabetes patients’ Medicare Advantage plans were more likely to receive preventive treatments than
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20% of adults say they’ve received a surprise medical bill despite ban
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twenty percent of adults said they or a family member has received a
Read MoreThe key drivers of change to individual and small group premiums in 2023
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) With the 2023 individual and small group health insurance premium rate filing process currently
Read MoreHow Much Health Insurers Pay for Almost Everything Is About to Go Public
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Consumers, employers, and just about everyone else interested in health care prices will
Read MoreHow to get rid of medical debt — or avoid it in the first place
(By Yuki Noguchi for NPR) Lori Mangum was 32 when apple-sized tumors sprouted on her head. Now — six years
Read MoreCMS to launch new oncology payment model under Medicare
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Biden administration will launch the next phase of its Cancer Moonshot initiative
Read More50 medications on Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy with the biggest price differences
(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) Billionaire Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy in January that aims to dramatically
Read More10 states where residents spend the highest proportion of salaries on health insurance
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) NiceRx collected health insurance data from ValuePenguin and compared it to the annual
Read MoreNorth Carolina considers new laws to ‘de-weaponize’ medical debt and protect
(by Aneri Pattani for NPR) RALEIGH, N.C. — When Erin Williams-Reavis faced a $3,500 surgery bill, the hospital offered to
Read MoreFAQs on Medicare Financing and Trust Fund Solvency
( by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 17, 2022) Medicare, the federal health insurance
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