Health Care Finance – Page 23 – medicarereport.org

(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) Reaching the highest level since 2021, 11% of U.S. adults are considered “cost

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D

Operationalizing the scope of the Medicare drug negotiations

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allowed Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of certain high-expenditure, single-source drugs without generic

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Broker Payments, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Marketing

Senate report scrutinizes Medicare Advantage marketing spend, broker practices

(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage insurers are spending an increasing amount on fees and commissions paid

Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Hospital Price List, Surgery costs

How much will that surgery cost? Hospital price lists remain largely unhelpful

(By Daniel Chang for NPR) It’s a holy grail of health care: forcing the industry to reveal prices negotiated between

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs PBM's

Eileen Cook March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, PBM's

Montana’s Small Pharmacies Behind Bill To Corral Pharmacy Benefit Managers

(By Mike Dennison for KFF Health News) HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s small, independent pharmacies say they’re getting increasingly squeezed on

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 ACA, Short-term plans

He Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000.

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Deductibles, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage deductibles more than double: Survey

By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The average deductible for a Medicare Advantage plan more than doubled to $315 from

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicare - General

Eileen Cook March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Physician Fee Schedule

What to Know About How Medicare Pays Physicians

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 24, 2025) More than 67

Employer Healthcare Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update Preventive Care

Eileen Cook March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 Employer insurance, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Legislation, Preventive care

Texas bill looks to reduce preventive care coverage requirements

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texas lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow employers to offer health coverage

CMS Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 Dual Eligible, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People with Medicare

(By Maiss Mohamed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Abby Sachar, Nancy Ochieng, and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar