Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say
(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for
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How ACA Marketplace Premiums Changed by County in 2024
(By Jared Ortaliza, Justin Lo, Matt McGough, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 06, 2024) Premiums
Read MoreD-SNP prior auth denial rates twice as high as all Medicare Advantage
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Dual-eligible special needs plan enrollees are twice as likely to have prior authorization
Read More2024 Medical Loss Ratio Rebates
(By Jared Ortaliza and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 05, 2024) The Medical Loss Ratio (MLR)
Read MoreCalifornia to repay $52M spent on Medicaid for noncitizens
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) California improperly used $52.7 million in federal Medicaid funds to pay for nonemergency
Read MoreSCAN beats CMS in Medicare Advantage star ratings lawsuit
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) SCAN Health Plan has won its lawsuit against CMS that claimed the agency
Read MoreWeight loss drug coverage gets more complicated
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) In less than a month’s time, a federal lawmaker warned weight loss drugs
Read MoreWho should pay for Medicare?
By Chris Pope on May 20, 2024 for City Journal In 2023, Medicare spent an average of $16,710 on health-care benefits
Read MoreMedicare spending on weight loss drugs may be lower than previously thought: Report
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare spending on GLP-1 medications may not be as high as some estimates predict
Read MoreUnitedHealth hits $1B affordable housing investment milestone
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group has surpassed $1 billion in affordable housing investments since the company
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