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Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Legislation, Lower Costs, medicare

Five Things to Know About Medicare Site-Neutral Payment Reforms

(By Zachary Levinson, Tricia Neuman, and Scott Hulver for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 14, 2024) Amid rising concerns

Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 CMS, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, Legislation, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Payers, providers back lawmakers’ MA prior authorization reform efforts

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Legislation aiming to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process has the backing

Health Insurance Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 Legislation, Medicaid, U.S. Senate, Undocumented Individuals

Senators file bill to ban federally-funded health coverage for undocumented individuals

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A group of Republican senators have introduced legislation that would ban the use

Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 Healthcare redesign, Legislation, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Supplemental benefits, Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act

AHIP backs legislation expanding Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two lawmakers are introducing legislation that would expand the scope of supplemental benefits

Legislative Update Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 0 Comments Legislation, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Prior Authorization, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act

Another House bill takes aim at prior authorizations

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Maryland Rep. Mark Green has introduced a bill targeting prior authorization requirements in

Health Care - General Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Rural Health

Eileen Cook July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 0 Comments Healthcare Costs, Legislation, Primary Care

Sen. Sanders Says Millions of People Can’t Find a Doctor. He’s Mostly Right.

(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has long been a champion of a government-sponsored “Medicare

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Price Transparency

Eileen Cook May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 0 Comments Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Legislation, Price Transparency

6 limitations with payers’ price transparency data, per Elevance Health researchers

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payers have been required to post pricing information online for covered items and

FDA Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 11, 2023 0 Comments Drug-pricing, Legislation, PBM Industry, pharmaceuticals

PBMs, the Brokers Who Control Drug Prices, Finally Get Washington’s Attention

(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the

Health Care Redesign Hospice/Home Health Services Legislative Update Medicare - General

Eileen Cook April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 0 Comments Home Care, Legislation, medicare

Federal lawmakers push for more Medicare benefits at home

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A new bipartisan bill in Congress hopes to address Medicare’s looming insolvency issue

Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 0 Comments Legislation, Medicare Advantage, No Unreasonable Payments, U.S. Senate, UPCODE Bill, Upcoding

Senators float ‘no upcode’ act to crack down on Medicare Advantage overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two Senators are introducing legislation aimed at reducing Medicare Advantage overpayments. Sen. Bill

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