Patient groups, lobbyists pressure CMS to expand Aduhelm coverage
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Following CMS’s preliminary decision to limit the coverage of Biogen’s Alzehimer’s disease treatment
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Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun
Read More1 in 5 Americans have had COVID-19
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Since the pandemic began, 1 in 5 Americans — or 20 percent —
Read MoreAfter Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) By month 25 of the Covid-19 pandemic, we all probably should have learned not to
Read More5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests
(By Damon Darlin for Kaiser Health News) Americans keep hearing that it is important to test frequently for covid-19 at
Read MoreYou might have options if your Medicare Advantage coverage isn’t working out.
If you made changes or not during last fall’s annual enrollment period, and you find that you made the wrong
Read MoreMonthly Part B Premiums and Annual Percentage Increases
(By Tricia Neuman, Juliette Cubanski, and Meredith Freed for Kaiser Family Foundation published January 12, 2022) In November 2021, CMS
Read MoreSome insurance brokers enroll people in ACA plans without consent
(By Julie Appleby for NPR) Some insurance brokers are enrolling people into Affordable Care Act health plans without their consent,
Read MoreOfficials Struggle to Regulate Pop-Up Covid Testing Sites — And Warn Patients to Beware
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — In recent months, mobile covid-19 testing tents and vans have
Read MoreFallon Health includes Medicare members in at-home COVID-19 test coverage
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Worcester, Mass.-based payer Fallon Health is covering at-home COVID-19 tests for its Medicare
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