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(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has started using generative artificial intelligence technology from

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Prescription drug costs

Here are the first 10 drugs that Medicare will target for price cuts

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin and Deepa Shivaram for NPR) The Biden administration released its list of the first 10 drugs that

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)CMS Medicare - General

Eileen Cook August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 Accountable Care Organizations, CMS, medicare, Medicare Shared Savings

Medicare Shared Savings Program Saves Medicare More Than $1.8 Billion in 2022 and Continues to Deliver High-quality Care

(Source - www.cms.gov/newsroom) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved

Medical Technology

Eileen Cook August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 Genetic Research, Parkinson’s

An effort to diversify genetic research finds new variant for Parkinson’s disease in African populations

(By Usha Lee McFarling for ST A T) A group of Nigerian, British, and U.S. doctors have discovered a genetic

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Nearly half of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries disenroll from their plans within 5 years: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Many Medicare Advantage beneficiaries disenroll from their plans within five years of

Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook August 25, 2023 The PACT Act, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Next PACT Act deadline: Health care enrollment for Veterans deployed to combat zones

(Source - news.va.gov) Until 11:59 p.m. Sept. 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 Health care costs, Medicare Part D, Prescription drug costs, Prescription drug coverage

Public Opinion on Prescription Drugs and Their Prices

(By Ashley Kirzinger, Alex Montero, Grace Sparks, Isabelle Valdes, and Liz Hamel for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 21, 2023)

Employer Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 Employer Health Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Retirees

These employers offer retired employees Medicare Advantage

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A judge sided with retirees opposed to the implementation of New York

Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook August 24, 2023 Cigna, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Prior Authorization

Cigna ends prior authorization requirements for 25% of procedures

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Cigna Healthcare has removed prior authorization requirements for more than 600 medical

CMS Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General

Eileen Cook August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 CMS, Hospice, medicare

CMS is Taking Action to Address Benefit Integrity Issues Related to Hospice Care

(Source - www.cms.gov/blog) Effective oversight and enforcement are important to protect the integrity of the Medicare program, especially for vulnerable,

Author: Eileen Cook

HCA, Google roll out generative AI project