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OIG: Cigna received $6.2M in Medicare Advantage overpayments

March 31, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments DHS -Office of Inspector General, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cigna-HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company received an estimated $6.24 million in Medicare

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General 

Most of the Public Worries About the Future of Medicare But Sees Debate About Medicare Cuts More as Playing Politics than Actual Plans

March 31, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments ACA, Healthcare Reform, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Cuts

(By Craig Palosky for Kaiser Family Foundation published March 30, 2023) With a divided Congress expected to weigh spending cuts

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Texas judge strikes down major Obamacare provision protecting preventive care

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments ACA, Preventive Services

(By Sarah Owermohle for STAT) WASHINGTON — A federal judge Thursday reversed a major Obamacare provision requiring plans to cover

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Health Care Finance 

How does medical inflation compare to inflation in the rest of the economy?

March 30, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Economy, Healthcare Finance, Medical Inflation

(By Shameek Rakshit, Emma Wager, Paul Hughes-Cromwick, Cynthia Cox, and Krutika Amin for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 29, 2023)

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Prescription refill is now available via VA Health and Benefits mobile app

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Prescription refill, VA Health and Benefits App, Veterans, Veterans Health care

(Source – news.va.gov) Veterans can now refill their prescriptions (Rx) using the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. Existing users

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Health Care Redesign 

‘We’re not deaf to the complaints’: Big payers moving to cut prior authorization requirements

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Prior Authorization

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna are moving to trim their prior authorization programs, which

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Homelessness Mental Health/Behavioral Health Veterans Benefits 

Bay Pines VA social workers break barriers to support Veterans

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Veteran homelessness, Veterans, Veterans Health care

There may be no better example of a team traversing the complex needs of Veterans everyday than the 200 social

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CDC Emerging Health Issues 

5 things to know about C. auris in 2023

March 29, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments C. Auris, CDC, Healthcare Facilities

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CDC has recently called attention to the growing threat posed by Candida

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CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Price Transparency 

A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Price Transparency, Price Transparency

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know ahead

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Health Care Finance Illegal Activities Part D/Prescription Drugs 

‘Modern gangsters’: Ohio sues 3 PBMs for alleged price fixing

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Drug Price Fixing, Drugmaker rebates, PMS

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Ohio attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit

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