Lawmakers urge more action on Medicare Advantage overpayments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two lawmakers are asking CMS to do more to curb overpayments to the
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Health Care Finance
Unprecedented Medicare Advantage costs drive steep losses for Humana
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Humana reported a $541 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2023, facing
Read MoreSenate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families
(By Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding
Read MoreWhat to Watch in 2024: The Latest Health Cost and Affordability Issues and Trends
(By Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published January 24, 2024) While issues of health care costs and affordability
Read MoreHigh-deductible plan enrollment shrinks for 1st time since 2013
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fewer workers were enrolled in high-deductible plans in 2022 than in 2021, the
Read MoreMedPAC: Medicare Advantage will receive estimated $88B in overpayments in 2024
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Coding intensity and the types of enrollees who select Medicare Advantage plans will
Read MoreThe state of Medicare Advantage, in one chart
(By Bob Herman for STAT published Jan. 16, 2024) Hospital leaders took pains to draw investors’ attention to their sizable
Read MoreWhat to know about January’s annual drug price hikes
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Drug companies often increase prices at the start of the new year, and 2024 seems
Read MoreIs Medigap worth the cost?
Medicare Supplemental Insurance, commonly referred to as Medigap, covers two out of ten Medicare recipients, according to the latest analysis
Read MoreFlorida’s Plan to Import Prescription Drugs from Canada, the First of its Kind, May Face Obstacles that Could Delay Implementation and Savings
(Contact Chris Lee at The Kaiser Family Foundation published Jan. 12, 2024) A new KFF policy watch explains some of
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