CMS ups 4 Elevance Medicare Advantage star ratings
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Four Elevance Health Medicare Advantage contracts will have higher 2024 star ratings because
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Why won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter
Read MoreCMS proposal could have ‘catastrophic impact’ on Medicare, Medicaid research
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is proposing raising prices and tightening access to Medicare and Medicaid claims
Read MoreCMS Issues Additional Guidance on Program to Allow People with Medicare to Pay Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Monthly Payments
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the second part of draft guidance for the
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 More9 health systems newly approved for ‘hospital at home’
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) While some health systems have been apprehensive about setting up hospital-at-home programs because
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 MoreThe two-midnight rule and Medicare Advantage: 7 updates
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) In 2024, Medicare Advantage plans must provide coverage for an inpatient admission when
Read MoreMedicare Advantage AI under more fire in Washington
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) New guardrails for Medicare Advantage plans’ use of AI may not be clear
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.
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