Fewer Medicare Advantage plans snag 5-star ratings for 2024
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS’ overall average star ratings declined slightly for Medicare Advantage plans for plan
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Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots
Read More2024 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
(Source – cms.gov) On October 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2024 premiums, deductibles,
Read MoreLawmakers are scrutinizing managed care
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federal lawmakers have been probing payers on a variety of issues in recent
Read MoreFeds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after
Read MoreThe Inflation Reduction Act’s big vaccine changes
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 changed the vaccination coverage -plus reduced the cost of receiving those vaccines for
Read MoreCMS innovation center did not save money in its 1st decade: CBO
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CMS innovation center tasked with creating innovative payment models cost the government
Read MoreHow Medicare’s New Drug Price Negotiation Program Could Expand Access to Selected Drugs
(By Juliette Cubanski, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 26, 2023) Medicare recently announced
Read MoreThe new prior authorization rules for Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare’s open enrollment period is October 15 – December 7. The Medicare Open Enrollment period is when all people with
Read MoreWho is eligible for Medicare?
Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older. However, certain younger people with disabilities,
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