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Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 congress, PBM Industry, TV ads

What to know about the drug price fight in those TV ads

(By Arthur Allen for NPR) In recent months ominous ads about prescription drugs have flooded the TV airwaves. Perhaps by

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Utilization

Medicare Advantage profits could be under pressure in 2024, analysts say

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage profits will likely be stable in 2023 but could face

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 Brown bagging, Health Insurance companies, Healthcare Finance, Infusion Drugs, Third-party Pharmacies, White bagging

Patients Squeezed in Fight Over Who Gets to Bill for Pricey Infusion Drugs

(By Samantha Liss for KFF Health News) Health insurers and medical providers are battling over who should supply high-cost infusion

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Benchmark

Payment cuts did not reduce Medicare Advantage enrollment: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Cuts in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments did not lead to slower growth

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Mental Health, Out-of-pocket costs

Privately Insured People with Depression and Anxiety Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs

(By Hope Schwartz, Nirmita Panchal, Gary Claxton, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation published: Jun 23, 2023) Millions

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 DHS -Office of Inspector General, Genetic testing, medicare, Medicare overpayments

OIG: Medicare overpaid up to $888M for genetic tests

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare could have overpaid hundreds of millions for genetic testing from 2018

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt Uninsured/Underinsured

Eileen Cook June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Healthcare Access, Healthcare Affordability, Medical debt, Uninsured

States ranked by healthcare affordability

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Texas is the worst state for healthcare access and affordability, according to

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care - General Health Care Finance Medical Debt

Arlene Sharp June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Dementia, Healthcare Finance, Older Adults

Dementia Can Take a Toll on Financial Health, as Some Families Learn the Hard Way

By Sara Boden, WESA on June 20, 2023 for Kaiser Family Foundation Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping,

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 CMS, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs

CMS: Private insurance spending to increase in 2023, 2024; slow in 2025 onward

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is projecting a 7.7 percent increase in private health insurance spending

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments

The current Medicare Advantage payment structure results in overpayments

Current research states that the millions of beneficiaries in traditional Medicare who have switched to Medicare Advantage plans have lower