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Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt

Eileen Cook August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 Health Insurance companies, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medical bills, Unexpected Bill

Few know they can challenge their insurer: Survey

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Fewer than half of people who receive an unexpected bill from their

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook August 2, 2024 Emergency department costs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Medicaid, medicare, Urgent Care

Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation’s fastest-growing

Emerging Health Issues Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 Employer Health Insurance, ERISA, fiduciary, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Pharmacy Rebates, Self-insured Employers, TPA

Mark Cuban’s big warning for employers

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Mark Cuban is issuing a big warning to self-insured employers: If your

Aging End of Life Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 End of Life, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

What 5 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Recent research has examined how Medicare Advantage plans differ on end-of-life care

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Negotiations, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare negotiations for lower drug prices near the finish line

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) One of the first things President Biden touted in his announcement that he was bowing

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Healthcare Finance, Inpatient Hospital Days, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage Enrollees Account for a Rising Share of Inpatient Hospital Days

(By Jamie Godwin, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Zachary Levinson, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 23, 2024)

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Part D, Payment plan

Payment plan for drugs in 2025

One of the many changes the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) changed is how Medicare recipients can pay for prescription drugs.

CMS Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 Air Ambulance, Audit, CMS, Healthcare Finance, No Surprises Act

CMS cites Aetna in 1st No Surprises Act audit

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Aetna failed to accurately calculate qualified payment amounts for air ambulance services,

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 Controlled Medicine, Hospitals, Wasted Medications

Hospitals wasted $38M worth of medications in 2 years: Report

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Between January 2022 and December 2023, hospitals wasted more than 16 million

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Eileen Cook July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 Caregivers, CMS, Dementia care program, Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience Model, Healthcare redesign, medicare, Older Adults

CMS launches dementia care with alternative Medicare payments

(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS has launched a dementia care program that will be piloted by