Value-based care growth stagnant in 2022
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Value-based care models did not grow from 2021 to 2022, though more dollars
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Health Insurance
Overall Satisfaction with Medicare is High, But Beneficiaries Under Age 65 With Disabilities Experience More Insurance Problems Than Older Beneficiaries
(By Juliette Cubanski, Maiss Mohamed, Tricia Neuman, and Gary Claxton for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 26, 2023) While
Read MoreFixing America’s health insurance woes is ‘actually very simple,’ says leading economist
(By Annalisa Merelli for STAT) Fixing the U.S. health care system can seem like a herculean task. But the solution
Read MoreConsumer Problems with Prior Authorization: Evidence from KFF Survey
(By Karen Pollitz, Kaye Pestaina, Lunna Lopes, Rayna Wallace, and Justin Lo for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 29,
Read MoreCigna launching new international plan for older adults
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cigna Healthcare is launching a new international health benefits plan, designed for “globally
Read MoreDoctors and Patients Try to Shame Insurers Online to Reverse Prior Authorization Denials
(By Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News) Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for
Read More10 states where exchange plan premiums will increase the most in 2024
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Premiums for insurance on the ACA exchange in Virginia will increase over 25
Read MoreSomeone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care
(By Michelle Andrews for NPR) After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million
Read MoreEverything Old Is New Again? The Latest Round of Health Policy Proposals Reprises Existing Ideas
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Forget “repeal and replace,” an oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care
Read MoreMedical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple
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