Single payer still a tough sell in California
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) California legislators are putting a single-payer system back on the table, but it
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Health Care Finance
Health Care Costs Top the Public’s List of Financial Worries, and Those Who Are Struggling the Most Want to Hear Presidential Candidates Discuss Economic and Health Care Issues
(By Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 21, 2024) At a time when kitchen table economic problems
Read MoreIn California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
(By Annie Sciacca for KFF Health News) For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive
Read MorePayers urge ‘stability’ from CMS on Medicare Advantage
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS needs to do more to account for rising utilization rates in Medicare
Read MorePatients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst,
Read MoreHumana sued over Medicare Advantage 340B payments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Montgomery, Ala.-based Baptist Health is suing Humana, alleging the insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan
Read MoreHospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
(By Phil Galewitz and Colleen DeGuzman for NPR) In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their
Read MorePayer execs sweat proposed Medicare Advantage rates
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payer executives are not happy with CMS’ proposed Medicare Advantage rates for 2025.
Read More3 Charts About Drug Prices in the United States
(By Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 7, 2024) Prescription drug costs are a top concern for
Read MoreIncome and Assets of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023
(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Karen Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 05, 2024) More
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