Lawmakers urge more action on Medicare Advantage overpayments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two lawmakers are asking CMS to do more to curb overpayments to the
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Healthcare Costs
Unprecedented Medicare Advantage costs drive steep losses for Humana
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Humana reported a $541 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2023, facing
Read MoreSenate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families
(By Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding
Read MoreWhat to Watch in 2024: The Latest Health Cost and Affordability Issues and Trends
(By Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published January 24, 2024) While issues of health care costs and affordability
Read MoreHigh-deductible plan enrollment shrinks for 1st time since 2013
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fewer workers were enrolled in high-deductible plans in 2022 than in 2021, the
Read MoreMedPAC mulls standardizing Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission is considering standardizing the supplemental benefits Medicare
Read MoreWhat’s Indoor Air Quality Like in Long-Term Care Facilities During Wildfires? Worse Than You’d Think.
(By Kylie Mohr for KFF Health News) Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke
Read MoreIs a Medicare Advantage plan right for you?
More than half, or 51 percent, of eligible Medicare recipients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. So, what makes Medicare
Read MoreThe state of Medicare Advantage, in one chart
(By Bob Herman for STAT published Jan. 16, 2024) Hospital leaders took pains to draw investors’ attention to their sizable
Read MoreWhat to know about January’s annual drug price hikes
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Drug companies often increase prices at the start of the new year, and 2024 seems
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