March 8, 2023 – medicarereport.org

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare - General

Proposed increase in Medicare tax

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments General revenue Tax, medicare, Medicare Tax, Proposed Budget, Taxes

The White House released a preview of President Biden’s budget proposal in which he is proposing to raise tax rates

Part D/Prescription Drugs

5 Ozempic updates

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Diabetes Treatment, Ozempic

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ozempic, a diabetes treatment that has caught the attention of Elon Musk, TikTokers

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Insurers urge CMS to reverse course on ‘flawed’ MA risk adjustment changes

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, Health Insurance companies, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Insurers are urging CMS not to implement proposed risk adjustment changes in Medicare