A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know ahead
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‘Modern gangsters’: Ohio sues 3 PBMs for alleged price fixing
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Ohio attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit
Read MoreAHIP backs HHS in challenge to agency’s copay coupon policies
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) AHIP is backing an HHS policy that allows insurers not to count copay
Read MoreCongressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses
Read MoreHow do facility fees contribute to rising emergency department costs?
By Hope Schwartz, Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published March 27, 2023) The high
Read MoreRobley Rex VA launches monthly PACT meetings
Robley Rex VA staff joined VFW Post 1170 recently to host a public Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (better
Read MoreWhy some retirees are wary of employer Medicare Advantage plans
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) After a yearslong bureaucratic battle, New York City officials approved an Aetna Medicare
Read MoreReducing Medicare Advantage benchmark payments will slightly reduce benefits, study finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Reduced Medicare Advantage benchmark payments would likely have a small effect on premiums,
Read MorePTSD Bytes: Older adults and mental health apps
(Source – news.va.gov) In this episode of the PTSD Bytes podcast, host Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport talks about older adults (age
Read MoreThe perks of having a HSA in retirement
A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to employees enrolled in a high-deductible health plan.
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