May 18, 2023 – medicarereport.org

Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

340B reporting mandate approved by House subcommittee, legislation moves forward

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments 340B drug discount program, H.R. 3290, Price Transparency

(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s hospital Review) Legislation proposing transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program was passed

CMS Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Senators probing largest Medicare Advantage plans over how algorithms factor in care denials

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Algorithms Factor, Care Denials, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare's Coverage rules

(By Bob Herman and Casey Ross for STAT) Senators warned the country’s largest Medicare Advantage insurers at a hearing on

Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities Pandemic

A Covid Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments COVID-19 tests, medicare, Medicare Fraud

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Medicare coverage for at-home covid-19 tests ended last week, but the scams spawned