Medicaid Arrangements to Coordinate Medicare and Medicaid for Dual-Eligible Individuals
(Maria Peña, Maiss Mohamed, and Alice Burns Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 27, 2023) There are 12.5 million people enrolled
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Month: April 2023
OIG: Duplicate Medicare, VA payments cost Medicare $128M
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare could have saved $128 million in duplicate claims payments with a better
Read MoreSome Private Companies Charge Hefty Fees to Help Veterans With Disability Claims
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When Glenn Janssen decided to file a claim for disability benefits with the
Read MoreProvisions of the comprehensive Cleland-Dole Act
(Source – news.va.gov) The Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of
Read MoreAHIP, AHA point fingers on cost of specialty drugs
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Insurer groups say hospitals are to blame for higher costs of specialty drugs,
Read MoreHospitals will spend up to 3% more on drugs in 2023, study finds
(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nonfederal hospitals’ costs have hovered around $35 billion to $40 billion since 2018,
Read MoreGaps in Medicare Advantage Data Limit Transparency in Plan Performance for Policymakers and Beneficiaries
(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Health News Published: Apr 25, 2023) Enrollment in Medicare
Read MoreDon’t miss these upcoming Caregiver and Family Resource Fairs
(Source – news.va.gov) The VA Caregiver Support Program (CSP) is moving forward in its commitment to reach every caregiver of
Read MoreMedicare to cover new Alzheimer’s drugs, Eli Lilly says
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eli Lilly is expecting CMS to reverse course on its Medicare coverage policies
Read MoreThe risks of too much alcohol
(Source – news.va.gov) Historically, in early European cities where water was not clean to drink, alcoholic beverages, such as wine,
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