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Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update

Eileen Cook July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 ACA, CHOICE Arrangement Act, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, legislative update

Everything Old Is New Again? The Latest Round of Health Policy Proposals Reprises Existing Ideas

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Forget “repeal and replace,” an oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care

CMS Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Behavioral Health, CMS, medicare, Older Adults

Important New Changes to Improve Access to Behavioral Health in Medicare

(Source - cms.gov/blog) As we emerge from the COVID-19 public health emergency, it is abundantly clear that our nation must

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 HHS Inspector General’s Office Audit, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Upcoding

5 Medicare Advantage plans audited for upcoding in 2023

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Audits from HHS’ Office of Inspector General published in the first half

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt

Eileen Cook July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospitals, Medical debt, Physicians

Medical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril

(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple

Substance Abuse Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Substance Abuse, VA Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Veterans, Veterans Health care

VA Substance Abuse Treatment Program key road to recovery

(Source - news.va.gov) Jeffrey Decresie separated from the Army in 1997. The experiences he lived through during his time in

DHS -OIG Medicaid

Eileen Cook July 20, 2023 DHS -Office of Inspector General, Medicaid Managed Care, Prior Authorization

Medicaid managed care organizations deny 1 in 8 prior authorization requests: OIG

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) HHS’ Office of Inspector General raised concerns about the rate of prior

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia

Eileen Cook July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Disadvantaged Neighborhoods, Higher Risk of Dementia, Older Adults

Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods linked to higher dementia risk, study finds

(By Ambar Castillo for ST A T) Americans who live in neighborhoods with less socioeconomic advantage may have a higher

Alzheimer’s/Dementia CMS Medical Technology

Eileen Cook July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Treatment, beta amyloid plaques, CMS, Medical Technology, PET Scans

CMS pitches expanded coverage of PET scans for Alzheimer’s disease

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is proposing broader coverage of PET scans for patients with Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook July 19, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Behavioral Recovery Outreach, Dementia, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Advanced dementia patients often need a BRO

(Source - news.va.gov) Alzheimer’s. Dementia. These diagnoses rip the chord of safety and certainty in patients, families and caregivers at

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

3 ways to reduce Medicare Advantage overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage overpayments may be higher than the the Medicare Payment and