A Program To Close Insurance Gaps for Native Americans Has Gone Largely Unused
(By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez for KFF Health News) A few years before the covid-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe
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Healthcare Finance
Medicare Advantage enrollment has increased
Of the Medicare-eligible individuals, 54 percent are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Why has Medicare Advantage plan enrollment increased as
Read MoreCMS appeals decision boosting UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage star ratings
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is appealing a judge’s decision directing the agency to increase UnitedHealthcare’s star
Read MoreHow Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?
(By Rakesh Singh for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 21, 2025) With President Trump now in office, his cabinet
Read MoreCMS issues flurry of Medicare fines to payers
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued nearly $2.5 million in fines on Jan. 17 across multiple health
Read MoreHow Many Physicians Have Opted Out of the Medicare Program?
(By Alex Cottrill, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 17, 2025) Medicare provides health
Read MoreUnitedHealth’s plan to defend its PBM: 5 things to know
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Optum Rx will pass 100% of the rebates it negotiates for drugs onto its
Read MoreMedicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, is poised to announce the
Read MoreLawsuits over Medicare Advantage star ratings pile up
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is facing at least a half-dozen lawsuits over its 2025 Medicare Advantage
Read MoreDoes Medicare Advantage have better access to extra services?
A study by researchers at Mass General Brigham found that despite Medicare Advantage plans offering enhanced dental, vision, and hearing
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