Hidden audits reveal millions in overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans
Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans, with some plans
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Health Care Finance
How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills
(By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani for Kaiser Health News) Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks
Read MoreCalifornia Stockpiles Penalties From Uninsured Residents Instead of Lowering Care Costs
(By Angela Hart for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly three years after California started fining residents who don’t
Read MoreManaging Medicare costs
According to financial experts, healthcare costs for a healthy 65-year-old couple will grow to $673,587 over their life expectancy due
Read MoreMedicare bundled payments did not negatively impact patient selection, outcomes, study finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare’s bundled payments program did not lead to negative clinical outcomes, or change
Read MoreHospital Charity Care: How It Works and Why It Matters
(By Zachary Levinson, Scott Hulver, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published November 3, 2022) About four in ten
Read MoreMedicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission
Read MoreHow much cheaper Medicare Part B premiums will be next year
Each year Center for Medicare & Medicaid announces the new Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance rates which go into effect
Read MoreNine Changes to Watch in ACA Open Enrollment 2023
(By Cynthia Cox, Karen Pollitz, Krutika Amin, and Jared Ortaliza for Kaiser Family Foundation Published Oct 27, 2022) The 2023
Read More41% of small businesses have increased prices due to rising health insurance costs
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty-one percent of small business owners said the rising cost of health insurance
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