2022 Employer Health Benefits Survey
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 27, 2022) Employer-sponsored insurance covers almost 159 million nonelderly people.1 To provide a
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Health Care Finance
Hospitals Said They Lost Money on Medicare Patients. Some Made Millions, a State Report Finds
(By Fred Clasen-Kelly for Kaiser Health News) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atrium Health, the largest hospital system in North Carolina, has
Read MoreAs ACA Marketplace Enrollment Reaches Record High, Fewer Are Buying Individual Market Coverage Elsewhere
(By Jared Ortaliza , Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published Oct 17, 2022) With Marketplace enrollment
Read MoreMedicare Advantage premiums to decrease
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage premiums will decrease for 2023, CMS said Sept. 29, continuing a
Read MoreMontana health officials call for more oversight of nonprofit hospitals
(By Katheryn Houghton for NPR) Montana health officials are proposing to oversee and set standards for the charitable contributions that
Read MoreCMS changes successfully reduced outpatient overpayments, OIG audit finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Oversight changes CMS made in its system to identify patients in inpatient services
Read MoreExplaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Meredith Freed for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 22, 2022) The Inflation Reduction Act
Read MoreOIG: Better oversight needed for Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in two states
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The HHS Office of Inspector General found states frequently pay capitation benefits for
Read More7 in 10 employers expect insurance costs to rise next year: Survey
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Employers expect the costs of providing health insurance to their employees to rise,
Read MorePrivate Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures
(By Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) ST. LOUIS — Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy
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