How 5 specialties charge relative to Medicare rates
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Average provider charges have been growing faster than Medicare payment rates, according to
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Health Care Finance
Obamacare Back At The High Court — With Billions For Insurers On The Line
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) More than $12 billion is at stake for the nation’s health insurers Tuesday
Read MoreCMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2018 National Health Expenditures
(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) Total national healthcare spending in 2018 grew 4.6 percent, which was slower than the 5.4 percent overall
Read MoreIs short-term health insurance policy a good alternative to a regular policy?
Short-term health insurance policy, which was originally intended to fill a gap in your health insurance for a few months,
Read MoreConsumers increasingly confused about their health insurance, survey finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A new survey by Policygenius shows that consumers are increasingly confused about their health insurance
Read MoreNearly half of US consumers interested in health price comparison tools
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many U.S. consumers are interested in using tools to compare pricing and for
Read MoreMedicare overpaid hospitals $502M, OIG says
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sixty hospitals received $502 million in overpayments from Medicare during fiscal years 2011-14,
Read MoreHealthcare is the largest expense in retirement
One third of Americans ages 50 and over anticipate healthcare being their single greatest expense in retirement according to a
Read MoreMS drug pricing not based on R&D costs, pharma execs say
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though drugmakers often claim their prices are based on the cost of a
Read More3 ways to save on Medicare costs
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) You may be able to get help paying for your health and prescription drug costs. Even if
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