To Save On Drug Costs, Insurer Wants To Steer You To ‘Preferred’ Pharmacies
(By Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) One of California’s largest insurers has proposed a change in the benefits of
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What Hospitals Waste
(By Marshall Allen for ProPublica, published March 9, 2017) Just outside Portland, Maine, there’s a 15,000-square-foot warehouse that’s packed with
Read MoreHHS says it can’t eliminate Medicare appeals backlog by the end of 2020
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a court filing this week, HHS said it is unable to comply
Read MoreFirst Hurdle Cleared
The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee approved the Republican’s bill to begin to repeal Obamacare. Read article here…
Read MoreExpanding Mental Health Care for Vets
Beginning this summer, the Department of Veterans Affairs will offer urgent mental health care to thousands of former services members
Read MoreA Playbook For Managing Problems In The Last Chapter Of Your Life
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) CHICAGO — At least once a day, Dr. Lee Ann Lindquist gets an
Read MoreTrump, Dems Look For Common Ground On Drug Prices
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) For years, congressional Democrats have tried to pass legislation to allow Medicare
Read MoreQuarter of a Trillion Dollars
The Alzheimer’s Association annual cost estimate of providing care for Americans with Alzheimer’s disease has hit more than a quarter
Read MoreMedicaid Fraud Control Unit recoveries grow to $1.8B in FY 2016
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicaid Fraud Control Units were responsible for more convictions and had more total
Read MoreCMS fines UnitedHealthcare $2.5M over improper Medicare denials, delays
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS fined Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare $2.5 million after an audit found systemic compliance
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