CMS appeals decision boosting UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage star ratings
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is appealing a judge’s decision directing the agency to increase UnitedHealthcare’s star
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Month: January 2025
How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?
(By Rakesh Singh for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 21, 2025) With President Trump now in office, his cabinet
Read MoreVA Health Connect reaches millions of Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) The word is out: VA Health Connect is a simple way for Veterans to connect with a real person
Read MoreCMS issues flurry of Medicare fines to payers
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued nearly $2.5 million in fines on Jan. 17 across multiple health
Read MoreHow Many Physicians Have Opted Out of the Medicare Program?
(By Alex Cottrill, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 17, 2025) Medicare provides health
Read MorePreventing and managing a suicide crisis
(Source – news.va.gov) A new year is a good time to reflect and set goals. It’s a time to think
Read MoreUnitedHealth’s plan to defend its PBM: 5 things to know
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Optum Rx will pass 100% of the rebates it negotiates for drugs onto its
Read MoreLong-term care facilities enhance lives of Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) VA provides quality, thoughtful, long-term care services to over 500,000 Veterans, from those with traumatic brain injuries
Read MoreMedicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, is poised to announce the
Read MoreFor Homeless Seniors, Getting Into Stable Housing Takes a Village — And a Lot of Luck
(By Aaron Bolton, MTPR for KFF Health News) COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Over two years ago, Kim Hilton and his
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