Settlement in Medicare kickback scheme
To settle allegations of enabling Medicare kickbacks, the Chronic Disease Fund, Inc. (CDF), and Patient Access Network Foundation (PANF) will
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Month: October 2019
Some of the ways to pay for Medicare for All
According to an analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, it found financing a full-blown, single-payer Medicare for
Read MoreAnnual costs for employer-provided health plans are rising faster than wages and inflation
The Kaiser Family Foundation conducted their 2019 Employer Health Benefits Survey and found the annual costs for employer-provided health plans
Read MoreEmployers Are Scaling Back Their Dependence On High-Deductible Health Plans
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Everything old is new again. As open enrollment gets underway for next year’s
Read MoreDo you know how to choose the right health plan for you and your family?
More than 80 percent of the employees at a Fortune 100 company picked the wrong health plan, often choosing low-deductible
Read MoreCerner partners with Uber Health: 5 things to know
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cerner will integrate Uber Health’s non-emergency transportation services with its EHR platforms to
Read MoreDemocrats’ new logic on drug pricing: Developing slightly fewer medicines is OK if it means lower prices
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers in recent weeks have begun to advance an argument long seen
Read MoreStates Try A Gentler Approach To Getting Medicaid Enrollees To Work
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Under pressure from the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania legislature to require Medicaid recipients to work
Read MoreYou cannot assume that the Part D plan you are on this year will be the best one for you next year
Medicare Part D drug plans provide drug benefits to millions of seniors each year. But Part D plans often make
Read MorePharma Sells States On ‘Netflix Model’ To Wipe Out Hep C. But At What Price?
(By JoNel Aleccia, Barbara Feder Ostrov, and Donna Gordon Blankinship for Kaiser Health News) When a long, black bus bearing
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