UnitedHealth: Medicare Advantage spending is about 40% lower than FFS
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare beneficiaries who are covered through private plans as opposed to fee-for-service alternatives
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Health Care Finance
Underestimating your Medicare costs could wreak havoc on your retirement budget
Medicare provides needed health coverage to millions of seniors, but that coverage comes at a cost which tends to catch
Read MoreIt’s the insulin, stupid: How drug pricing’s simplest case study became a top issue for 2020 Democrats
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WATERLOO, Iowa — Presidential candidates can’t stop talking about insulin. At a campaign stop here
Read MoreCalifornia Reopens The Single-Payer Debate
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) California Gov. Gavin Newsom was a single-payer candidate. The Democrat campaigned hard for
Read MoreSetting funds aside for healthcare
A new report by RxSaver by RetailMeNot estimated 31 percent of Americans have a health-related emergency fund and 47 percent
Read MoreWant to know how contentious drug pricing is in Washington? Check the receipts
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and the 31 other major drug makers that
Read MoreDespite New Doubts, ‘Hotspotting’ Help For Heavy Health Care Users Marches On
(By Anna Almendrala and Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A highly publicized approach to lowering health costs failed to
Read MoreMedicare may be overpaying surgeons for many procedures, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare could be paying surgeons for postoperative care that isn’t provided, according to
Read MoreAmericans are spending down their Health Savings Account
The average Health Savings Account balance was $2,803 in 2018 according to data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute; however,
Read MoreMedicaid is eating into state budgets and crowding out money for education and other services
Since 2000, states are devoting more of their revenue to Medicaid and are at risk of having Medicaid spending overrun
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