CMS says it will recoup $1B in improper Medicare payments by 2020
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS said it is poised to claw back $1 billion from Medicare Advantage
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Health Care Finance
Looking For ACA Health Insurance For 2019? Here’s What To Expect
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) It’s time for consumers who buy their own health insurance to start shopping for policies
Read MoreBillions In ‘Questionable Payments’ Went To California’s Medicaid Insurers And Providers
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California’s Medicaid program made at least $4 billion in
Read MoreIn Search Of Insurance Savings, Consumers Can Get Unwittingly Wedged Into Narrow-Network Plans
(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) As a breast cancer survivor, Donna Catanuchi said she knows she can’t go
Read MorePricey Precision Medicine Often Financially Toxic For Cancer Patients
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) When Kristen Kilmer was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer at age 38, her
Read MoreUtah insurer will pay for members’ travel to Mexico to fill pricey prescriptions
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) In an effort to combat rising drug prices, one Utah health insurer will
Read MoreA new way to compare your out-of-pocket costs
(Source – www.medicare.gov) We know people often come to Medicare.gov looking for details about what Medicare coverage will cost them—that’s
Read MorePharma’s ‘come-to-Jesus moment’: The industry braces for a Pelosi speakership and Democrats’ drug pricing agenda
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi marched into PhRMA’s offices this July with the law on her
Read More27% of families are putting off medical care because of costs, survey finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many families have delayed care due to affordability and are concerned about their
Read MoreEmployers fail to address healthcare spending waste
According to a recent survey from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, 60 percent of employers don’t capitalize on
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