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California Stockpiles Penalties From Uninsured Residents Instead of Lowering Care Costs

(By Angela Hart for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly three years after California started fining residents who don’t

Eileen Cook November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 ACA, California stockpiles penalties, Uninsured California

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Managing Medicare costs

According to financial experts, healthcare costs for a healthy 65-year-old couple will grow to $673,587 over their life expectancy due

Eileen Cook November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Managing Medicare costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare enrollment, Medicare Part D, Medigap

Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Medicare bundled payments did not negatively impact patient selection, outcomes, study finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare’s bundled payments program did not lead to negative clinical outcomes, or

Eileen Cook November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare bundled payments

Health Care Finance Medical Debt Uninsured/Underinsured

Hospital Charity Care: How It Works and Why It Matters

(By Zachary Levinson, Scott Hulver, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published November 3, 2022) About four in ten

Eileen Cook November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Hospital Charity Care, Medical debt, Underinsured, Uninsured

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Aging CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Medicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission

Eileen Cook November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 ACA, Cost and Quality, Hospital Readmisions Reduction Program, Hospitals, medicare

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

How much cheaper Medicare Part B premiums will be next year

Each year Center for Medicare & Medicaid announces the new Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance rates which go into effect

Eileen Cook October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 medicare, Medicare Coinsurance, Medicare Deductible, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, Medicare Premiums

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance

Nine Changes to Watch in ACA Open Enrollment 2023

(By Cynthia Cox, Karen Pollitz, Krutika Amin, and Jared Ortaliza for Kaiser Family Foundation Published Oct 27, 2022) The 2023

Eileen Cook October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 ACA, Health Insurance, Open Enrollment

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance

41% of small businesses have increased prices due to rising health insurance costs

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Forty-one percent of small business owners said the rising cost of health

Eileen Cook October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance Costs, Small Business

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance

2022 Employer Health Benefits Survey

(Source - Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 27, 2022) Employer-sponsored insurance covers almost 159 million nonelderly people.1 To provide a

Eileen Cook October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance Premiums

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Hospitals Said They Lost Money on Medicare Patients. Some Made Millions, a State Report Finds

(By Fred Clasen-Kelly for Kaiser Health News) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atrium Health, the largest hospital system in North Carolina, has

Eileen Cook October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 Community benefit, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Nonprofit hospitals