Colorado governor signs healthcare-sharing ministry reporting bill
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill requiring healthcare-sharing ministries to submit annual
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Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes
Read MoreMedicare spending cap would reduce members’ expenses, increase overall spending, study finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A $5,000 out-of-pocket spending cap on Medicare would result in major savings for
Read MoreThe Facts About Medicare Spending
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation published June 7, 2022) Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people ages 65 and
Read MoreThis experimental drug could change the field of cancer research
(By Sacha Pfeiffer and Jonaki Mehta for NPR) A tiny group of people with rectal cancer just experienced something of
Read MoreStop using these adult bed rails, warns the Consumer Product Safety Commission
(By Rachel Treisman for NPR) Adult portable bed rails — which are installed on the sides of beds to facilitate
Read MoreCalifornia Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can it Succeed?
(By Angela Hart for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO — California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve
Read MoreHHS Extends American Rescue Plan Spending Deadline for States to Expand and Enhance Home- and Community-Based Services for People with Medicaid
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Read MoreTraditional Medicare Spending Fell Almost 6% in 2020 as Service Use Declined Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 01, 2022) In 2020, spending
Read MoreMedicare hospital trust fund projected to fall short by 2028
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The financial outlook for Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund improved slightly in 2021,
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