CMS urges Medicare Advantage plans to relax some prior authorization requirements
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is encouraging all Medicare Advantage organizations and Medicare-Medicaid plans to waive
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FDA grants full approval to Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer, BioNTech
(By Helen Branswell and Andrew Joseph for ST A T) The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval
Read MoreMission and Money Clash in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Venture Capital Ambitions
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Cone Health, a small not-for-profit health care network in North Carolina, spent several
Read MoreVeterans can help survivors plan ahead
(Source - blogs.va.gov) It’s a topic people don’t like to talk about: every person dies. Despite the inevitable, there are
Read MoreWays to manage your drug costs
Medicare, unlike many private health insurance plans, Medicare Part D has no out-of-pocket limit on prescription drug costs each year.
Read MoreHow GM’s direct contracting experiment has fared
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) General Motors allowed 24,000 employees to opt in to a direct contracting
Read MoreA lucky few seem ‘resistant’ to Covid-19. Scientists want to know why
(By Amitha Kalaichandran for ST A T) Her husband collapsed just before reaching the top of the stairs in their
Read MoreAfter Pandemic Ravaged Nursing Homes, New State Laws Protect Residents
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) When the coronavirus hit Martha Leland’s Connecticut nursing home last year, she and
Read More‘We Sent a Terrible Message’: Scientists Say Biden Jumped the Gun With Vaccine Booster Plan
(By Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) The Biden administration’s plans to make covid-19 booster shots available next month has
Read MoreMost private insurers are no longer waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatment
(By Jared Ortaliza, Matthew Rae, Krutika Amin, Matthew McGough, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published August 19, 2021)
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