Dual Eligible Medicare Advantage beneficiaries had less ER visits
According to an Avalere Health study, dual eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries had 42.1 percent less emergency room visits than
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Medicare eligible FEHB members can suspend their benefits and enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan
Budgeting, income and outgo are at the top of most people’s list and one of the biggest must-have outlays is
Read MoreHow Does Prescription Drug Spending and Use Compare Across Large Employer Plans, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid?
(By Juliette Cubanski, Matthew Rae, Katherine Young, and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation) Prescription drug costs are a pressing
Read MorePatients sue HCA over emergency room ‘cover charge’
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Three patients who received emergency care at hospitals operated by HCA Healthcare are
Read MoreThree reasons you still need health insurance
In 2019, you were no longer owe a fine to the IRS if you don’t have qualifying health insurance coverage;
Read MoreCMS Takes Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices and Increase Transparency
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the Trump Administration finalized improvements to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D, which provide seniors with
Read MoreDeductible Relief Day: How rising deductibles are affecting people with employer coverage
(By Matthew Rae, Cynthia Cox, Gary Claxton and Larry Levitt for Kaiser Family Foundation) As deductibles have risen and become
Read MoreWill Washington State’s New ‘Public Option’ Plan Reduce Heath Care Costs?
(By Austin Jenkins for NPR) Millions of Americans who buy individual health insurance, and don’t qualify for a federal subsidy,
Read More‘Sham’ Sharing Ministries Test Faith Of Patients And Insurance Regulators
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Sheri Lewis, 59, of Seattle, needed a hip transplant. Bradley Fuller, 63, of
Read MoreCivica Rx picked Xellia Pharmaceuticals to make antibiotics for the hospitals in Civica’s network
A group of 800 hospitals created a nonprofit generic drugmaker called Civica Rx, just revealed the first two treatments they
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