How payers are preparing amid ACA subsidy uncertainty
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) ACA enhanced tax credits may best be described as a “will they or
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Healthcare Finance
The Facts About Medicare Spending
(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published November 21, 2025) Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people ages 65
Read MoreMedicare payment tool may disadvantage rural patients
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Medicare tool for adjusting risk underpredicts mortality and overpredicts spending for rural
Read MoreThe New ACA Repeal and Replace: Health Savings Accounts
(Authors: Larry Levitt and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 21, 2025) If enhanced premium tax credits
Read MoreCMS ups hospital outpatient rates 2.6%, expands site-neutral payments in 2026: 14 notes
(By Laura Dyrda and Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS on Nov. 21 finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment
Read MoreChart Reviews Increase Payments to Medicare Advantage Insurers for 1 in 6 Enrollees
(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 20, 2025) Federal payments
Read MoreAfter Series of Denials, His Insurer Approved Doctor-Recommended Cancer Care. It Was Too Late.
(By Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News) For nearly three years, Eric Tennant endured chemotherapy infusions, rounds of radiation, biopsies,
Read MoreEmployers could grapple with +$18.5K in health insurance costs per person in 2026
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Employers can expect a 6.7% increase in total health benefit costs in 2026
Read MoreComplaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.
(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks
Read More10 big themes for AI in healthcare heading into 2026
(By: Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) Artificial intelligence has evolved from experimental pilots to a foundational part of healthcare
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