Mission and Money Clash in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Venture Capital Ambitions
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Cone Health, a small not-for-profit health care network in North Carolina, spent several
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How GM’s direct contracting experiment has fared
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) General Motors allowed 24,000 employees to opt in to a direct contracting agreement with
Read MoreHigher and Faster Growing Spending Per Medicare Advantage Enrollee Adds to Medicare’s Solvency and Affordability Challenges
(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published August 17, 2021) The number of people
Read MoreHow Would Drug Price Negotiation Affect Medicare Part D Premiums?
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published August 12, 2021) Proposals to allow the federal government
Read MoreThe decision to pull loved ones out of nursing homes when the pandemic hit was a great alternative — for those who could afford it
(By Alicia Diaz for STAT) Every night since March 2020, Brianna Grech has ended her day the same way: She
Read More2+2=? Senate Uses Murky Math as It Shelves Drug Pricing Rule to Fund Infrastructure
(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) The Senate’s release of its bipartisan infrastructure plan signals that lawmakers are poised
Read MoreGet help with Medicare costs
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) If you have Medicare and you’re facing challenges paying for health care, you may qualify for Medicare
Read MoreHealthcare out-of-pocket spending rises to $491B
(By Lauren Jensik for Becker’s Hospital Review) A report from medical research company Kalorama Information shows total out-of-pocket healthcare spending
Read MoreSign-Up Window for Free COBRA Coverage for Many Laid-Off Workers Closes This Week
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) After being laid off from her job as a systems analyst for a
Read MoreHow drug pricing proposals would lower costs
A recent survey found 80 percent of American adults believe prescription drugs are unreasonably expensive, and almost 90 percent of
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