Presidential candidates are setting their sights on the ACA. Are voters?
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Affordable Care Act is back in the political spotlight, but few voters
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Month: December 2023
PTSD Bytes: Social media use and PTSD
(Source – news.va.gov) In this episode of the PTSD Bytes podcast, host Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport discusses the relationship between social
Read More10 payers audited for Medicare Advantage overpayments in 2023
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) OIG audits found over $213 million in estimated Medicare Advantage overpayments in 2023.
Read MorePatients Expected Profemur Artificial Hips to Last. Then They Snapped in Half.
(By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News and KFF Health News) Bradley Little, a physical education teacher in Arizona,
Read MoreRecent Changes to Medicare Coverage of Dental Services from the 2023 and 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules
(By Meredith Freed, Tricia Neuman, and Juliette Cubanski for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 01, 2023) Medicare does not
Read MoreOIG: Centene subsidiary received estimated $5.1M in Medicare Advantage overpayments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) SelectCare of Texas, a Centene subsidiary, received an estimated $5.1 million in net
Read MoreDesperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times – KFF Health News project) It’s a good day when Frank Lee, a
Read More5 employer insurance trends to watch in 2024
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Employers will be expecting insurers and vendors to deliver more transparency and ways
Read MoreImproving access and outcomes for homeless women Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) Lourdes Tiglao is drawn to work that helps humanity. As the director of VA’s Center for Women
Read MoreOIG: 14 states paid managed care organizations $249M for deceased Medicaid enrollees
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fourteen states gave managed care organizations payments for Medicaid enrollees for months after
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