States ranked by healthcare affordability
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texas is the worst state for healthcare access and affordability, according to a
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Health Care Finance
Dementia Can Take a Toll on Financial Health, as Some Families Learn the Hard Way
By Sara Boden, WESA on June 20, 2023 for Kaiser Family Foundation Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping,
Read MoreCMS: Private insurance spending to increase in 2023, 2024; slow in 2025 onward
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is projecting a 7.7 percent increase in private health insurance spending in
Read MoreThe current Medicare Advantage payment structure results in overpayments
Current research states that the millions of beneficiaries in traditional Medicare who have switched to Medicare Advantage plans have lower
Read MoreA loved one’s dementia will break your heart. Don’t let it wreck your finances
(By Sarah Boden for NPR) Sharon Gwinn had been married almost 30 years when she cleared out the savings and
Read MoreInflation Reduction Act Continues to Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Drugs with Price Increases Above Inflation
(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) A continuing key priority of the Biden-Harris Administration is lowering prescription drug costs. Today, the Department of
Read More6 Medicare Advantage plans audited for upcoding in the last six months
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Audits published in the last six months found almost $32 million in overpayments
Read MoreThe Facts About Medicare Spending
(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation Published June 2023) Medicare provides health insurance coverage for more than 65 million people,
Read MoreA Windfall in Health Insurance Rebates? It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Former Democratic Sen. Al Franken tweeted recently that Americans will receive “$1.1 B
Read MoreWhy some physicians are breaking up with Medicare
(By Riz Hatton for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sixty-five percent of physicians plan to continue treating Medicare and Medicaid patients, according
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