9 Medicare Advantage plans audited for upcoding by OIG in the last 6 months
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The HHS’ Inspector General’s Office released audits of nine Medicare Advantage plans over
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Employers Use Patient Assistance Programs to Offset Their Own Costs
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Anna Sutton was shocked when she received a letter from her husband’s job-based
Read MoreThe Disability Tax: Medical Bills Remain Inaccessible for Many Blind Americans
By Laren Weber and Hannah Recht for Kaiser Health News on December 2, 2022 A Missouri man who is deaf
Read MoreAssisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents
By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News on December 5, 2022 Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the
Read MoreViews on Consolidating the Health Care Services
Consolidation of hospitals has become a topic of focus in a number of quarters, nationally and locally. Related to that
Read MoreUpdate on Medicare Costs for 2023
Well, we’re at that point of the year where Medicare’s 2023 costs are coming into focus. As a refresher, Salem
Read MoreLimitations on Retiree Health Benefits Becoming the Norm
The 2022 KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey, a study focusing on over 2,000 interviews with non-federal public and private firms,
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Premiums Becoming Less of a Concern?
Although increases in monthly premiums for Medicare Advantage plans are becoming more of the norm, it doesn’t seem to bother
Read MoreLecanemab approval being pursued for Alzheimer’s Treatment
Japan-based pharmaceutical company Eisai Co., Ltd. recently anno0unced plans to seek full approval for its Alzheimer’s treatment drug lecanemab, a
Read MoreMemory Care Emerging Quickly in Popularity
Remember when the most popular component of Medicare Advantage plans was the addition of a gym membership? It seems lately
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