Medicaid is eating into state budgets and crowding out money for education and other services
Since 2000, states are devoting more of their revenue to Medicaid and are at risk of having Medicaid spending overrun
Read More
Month: January 2020
Most Americans Are Lonely, And Our Workplace Culture May Not Be Helping
(By Elena Renken for NPR) More than three in five Americans are lonely, with more and more people reporting feeling
Read MoreBCBSA joins Civica, Rx and hospitals to make their own generic medications
Civica, Rx, a non-profit venture works with generic drug companies to manufacture medications that are in short supply or subject
Read MoreWhat is an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement?
For some employees this year, instead of choosing plans preselected by their employer, these employees will receive tax-free dollars from
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans cost less in both premiums and out-of-pocket costs than traditional Medicare
A recent report from UnitedHealth Group found Medicare Advantage has a significant cost reduction value over traditional, fee-for-service Medicare. Medicare
Read MoreThe Medicare Part D drug plan donut hole is closed, but drugs won’t be free
Who among us has not heard of the Medicare Part D donut hole? Now, how many will admit that they
Read MoreThe basics: What we know — and don’t know — about the virus spreading in China and beyond
(By Andrew Joseph and Helen Branswell for STAT) It’s been only three weeks since Chinese authorities alerted the World Health
Read MoreMedicare to cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) As part of CMS’ efforts to address the opioid crisis, the agency announced Jan. 21
Read MoreMore Data On The Midlife Crisis
(By Greg Rosalsky for NPR) In 2007, David Blanchflower co-authored a study with Andrew Oswald. They assembled evidence that midlife
Read MoreSafety net providers are pushing back on the growing use of 2-tiered policies
Cares Community Health, a 340B safety net provider, filled a lawsuit claiming that the US Department of Health and Human
Read More