43% of Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth services in 1st year of pandemic
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) A March 15 HHS Office of the Inspector General report concluded telehealth was
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HHS examining risk adjustment practices that led to $12B in Medicare Advantage overpayments
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS says it’s examining risk adjustment practices that may have led to billions
Read MoreTo Families’ Dismay, Biden Nursing Home Reform Doesn’t View Them as Essential Caregivers
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) When the Biden administration announced a set of proposed nursing home reforms last
Read MoreNearly 75% of employees will change main health plan features to save money, Centivo survey finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Digital health plan Centivo surveyed adults with employer-provided private health insurance to determine how
Read MoreSome COVID-19 survivors incur significant costs for postdischarge care, study finds
(By Marissa Plescia for Becker’s Hospital Review) While most patients hospitalized for COVID-19 don’t experience financial distress for postdischarge care,
Read MoreThis form of memory loss is common— but most Americans don’t know about it
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) About one in seven people 60 and older have a brain condition that may be
Read More5 Medicare Advantage takeaways from MedPAC congressional report
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its March 2022 “Medicare Payment Policy” report
Read MoreRetirement healthcare costs going up: 5 things to know
(By Cailey Gleeson and Marissa Plescia for Becker’s Hospital Review) Healthcare costs could grow at 1.5 to 2 times the
Read MoreWith infections spiking in Europe and a variant on the rise, experts warn the U.S. could face a Covid resurgence
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) On the surface, U.S. Covid-19 metrics continue to show improvement, with cases, hospitalizations, and deaths
Read MoreHow to Avoid Surprise Bills — And the Pitfalls in the New Law
(By Dan Weissmann for Kaiser Health News) Patients are no longer required to pay for out-of-network care given without their
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