Medicare Advantage plans offering supplemental benefits in 2020
Insurers are becoming more comfortable offering supplemental benefits such as adult day care or massages ahead of the 2020 plan
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UnitedHealth expanding housing program to 30 markets by early 2020
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group plans to extend its housing program for homeless Medicaid recipients, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Read MoreSeema Verma: CMS’s ‘expanded pathway’ for new antibiotics can help fight antimicrobial resistance
(By Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for STAT) Americans are under siege by drug-resistant
Read MoreA new Alzheimer’s therapy is approved in China, delivering a surprise for the field but also questions
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Chinese regulators have granted conditional approval to an Alzheimer’s drug that is derived from seaweed,
Read MoreMedicare overpaid suppliers $92.5M for inhalation drugs, inspector general finds
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The HHS’ Office of Inspector General found that Medicare overpaid suppliers of inhalation drugs by
Read MoreHow Much Do Medicare Beneficiaries Spend Out of Pocket on Health Care?
(By Juliette Cubanski, Wyatt Koma, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation) Many policymakers and presidential candidates
Read MoreAs Congress Works To Curb Surprise Medical Bills, N.Y.’s Fix Gets Examined
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Lobbying campaigns and legislative battles have been underway for months as Congress tries to solve the
Read MoreProblems with drugs can take years to discover; more caution is warranted
According to a recent Kaiser Health News analysis, some of the newest most expensive brand-name medicines have been plagued by
Read MoreBody Clock Blues? Time Change Is Tough. Here’s How To Sleep Well Tonight
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) If turning back the clock an hour for the end of daylight saving time leaves
Read MoreWarren’s ‘Medicare for All’ funding plan: 8 things to know
(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly a week after promising a funding plan for her “Medicare for All” policy, Sen.
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