Top PBMs by 2023 market share
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Three pharmacy benefit managers accounted for nearly 80% of all prescription claims handled
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CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rule: 11 key updates
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued its final 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D rule April 4,
Read MoreBiden Is Right About $35 Insulin Cap but Exaggerates Prior Costs for Medicare Enrollees
By Samantha Putterman, Politifact for KFF Health News on April 5, 2024 The cost of insulin in the United States
Read MoreWhy higher Medicare Advantage utilization wasn’t reflected in 2025 rates
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has finalized a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025,
Read MoreCMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rates
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS finalized a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025. The
Read MoreHospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care
(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News) Nonprofit hospitals created largely to serve the poor are adding concierge physician practices,
Read MoreCMS faces another challenge of Medicare Advantage star ratings methodology
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Medicare Advantage insurer facing termination of one of its contracts from the
Read MoreThe Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in
Read More20 hospitals, systems where charity care exceeds tax breaks
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, released a new report March
Read MoreGross Medicare Spending on Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Is Already Skyrocketing – Even Though Medicare Cannot Cover The Drugs for Weight Loss
(By Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published March 23, 2024) A KFF analysis shows that gross total Medicare
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