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
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Health Care Finance
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
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare preparing for rising Medicare Advantage costs in 2024
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) UnitedHealthcare is expecting medical costs among the Medicare Advantage population to keep
Read MoreWill the new Alzheimer’s drug put pressure on Medicare premiums?
The FDA approved the drug Leqembi, and Medicare will cover the new expensive new drug that promises the slowing the
Read MorePayer price transparency data has been available for a year. Is it lowering costs?
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Price transparency data is available, but several changes are needed to actually
Read More10 Prescription Drugs Accounted for $48 Billion in Medicare Part D Spending in 2021, or More Than One-Fifth of Part D Spending That Year
(By Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published July 12, 2023) A new KFF analysis finds that the 10
Read MoreWait, What’s a PBM?
(By Dan Weissmann for KFF Health News) You might wonder, wait, what’s a PBM exactly? And also, why am I
Read MoreACA risk adjustment payments are on the rise: CMS
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Total risk adjustment payments in individual and small group insurance plans increased
Read MoreHHS Announces Actions to Protect Consumers and Lower Health Care Costs
(Source - www.cms.gov/newsroom) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced actions to protect consumers from junk health
Read MoreLeqembi could cost Medicare up to $17.8B
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Leqembi, the newly-approved drug that can slow the progression of Alzhemier’s disease,
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