Why Medicare Advantage networks may reduce avoidable hospitalizations
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Differences in the clinicians Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries see have some
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Month: November 2023
Sen. Sanders pushes NIH to rein in drug prices
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Can the National Institutes of Health bring down drug prices? It doesn’t approve new medicines
Read MoreOne Million Strong: VA’s Million Veteran Program makes history
(Source – news.va.gov) The Million Veteran Program (MVP) just made history: 1,000,000 Veterans have joined VA’s largest health research effort.
Read MoreMedicare Advantage ads still under CMS scrutiny
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) From October to December, airwaves are flooded with advertisements for Medicare Advantage plans,
Read MoreCompensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage
(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) Money talks. The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians
Read MoreConnecting Veterans to diabetes care with telehealth innovation
(Source – news.va.gov) For Veterans living with diabetes, self-management is essential to reducing the risk for hospitalizations and complications from
Read MoreUnitedHealth faces class action lawsuit over algorithmic care denials in Medicare Advantage plans
(By Casey Ross and Bob Herman for STAT) A class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday against UnitedHealth Group and a
Read MoreBiden Administration’s Limit on Drug Industry Middlemen Backfires, Pharmacists Say
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) The Biden administration’s first major step toward imposing limits on the pharmacy benefit
Read MoreParkinson’s disease now covered under Camp Lejeune Family Member Program
(Source – news.va.gov) VA makes another historic move to provide coverage for Parkinson’s disease as a neurobehavioral condition under its
Read MoreWhat 5 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage enrollees tend to have lower hospital readmissions rates and expenses than
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