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Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)CMS Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Eileen Cook December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 0 Comments ACO REACH program, CMS, Fraud and Abuse, Medicare Advantage

Lawmakers concerned over payers with Medicare Advantage fraud allegations participating in ACO model

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A group of Democratic senators and representatives are concerned about organizations with previous

CMS DHS -OIG Illegal Activities Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Eileen Cook December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 0 Comments CMS, DHS-OIG, GAO, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fraud

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

(By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker for NPR) In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

CMS Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 0 Comments CMS, Extra Benefits, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Dental benefits, Medicare Advantage Fitness benefit, Medicare Advantage Hearing, Medicare Advantage Vision care

Extra Benefits Offered by Medicare Advantage Firms Vary

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, Meredith Freed, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 16, 2022) Medicare

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 0 Comments Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Insulin, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicare Plan Finder

Medicare Plan Finder Likely Won’t Note New $35 Cap on Out-of-Pocket Insulin Costs

(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)CMS Medicare - General

Eileen Cook November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 0 Comments Accountable Care Organizations, CMS, Specialty care, Value-based senior care

CMS doubles down on value-based payments for specialty care: 4 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS wants all traditional Medicare beneficiaries and most Medicaid beneficiaries in accountable care

CMS Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 0 Comments Behavioral Health, CMS, medicare

Strengthening Behavioral Health Care for People with Medicare

(Source – cms.gov) COVID-19 has exacerbated the nation’s struggle with mental health and substance use disorders (collectively called “behavioral health

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Aging CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 0 Comments ACA, Cost and Quality, Hospital Readmisions Reduction Program, Hospitals, medicare

Medicare 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

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 0 Comments medicare, Medicare Coinsurance, Medicare Deductible, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, Medicare Premiums

How 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

CMS Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 0 Comments CMS, Medicare Advantage, Star Ratings

Where to find the most Medicare Advantage 5-star options? Try New York or Ohio

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS awarded fewer Medicare Advantage plans with five-star ratings for 2023 than in

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 0 Comments CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, Medigap

Biden-Harris Administration Kicks Off Medicare Open Enrollment with Lower Premiums, Improved Benefits for 2023

(Source – www.cms.gov) The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing that Medicare Open Enrollment begins tomorrow — Saturday, October 15 — and