5 updates on the 2-midnight rule
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) From a report suggesting that some payers have “hit the snooze button” on
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Healthcare Finance
Follow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for Proposals to Change it
(By Robin Rudowitz and Elizabeth Williams for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 29, 2024) In a recent column, KFF
Read MoreGoodRx enters weight loss drug arena
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) GoodRx has officially entered the weight loss drug market by offering an exclusive
Read MoreExplaining Health Care Reform: Questions About Health Insurance Subsidies
(By The Kaiser Family Foundation published October 25, 2024) Health insurance is expensive and can be difficult to afford for
Read MoreThe Connection Between Social Security Disability Benefits and Health Coverage Through Medicaid and Medicare
(By Maiss Mohamed, Alice Burns, and Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 24, 2024) In 2021, 13
Read MoreMedicare Advantage: Questionable Use of Health Risk Assessments Continues To Drive Up Payments to Plans by Billions
(Source – oig.hhs.gov) Medicare Advantage (MA) companies receive higher risk-adjusted payments from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Read MoreCopay Adjustment Programs: What Are They and What Do They Mean for Consumers?
(By Michelle Long, Meghan Salaga, and Kaye Pestaina for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 24, 2024) Americans spend on
Read MorePBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.
(By Andy Miller for KFF Health News) CUTHBERT, Ga. — While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their prescriptions
Read MoreKey Facts About Medigap Enrollment and Premiums for Medicare Beneficiaries
(By Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 18, 2024) Health
Read More340B purchases hit $66.3B in 2023
(By Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) A total of $66.3 billion in outpatient drugs was purchased through the 340B
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