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Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 Home Care, medicare, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Telehealth

Why Medicare advisory group is going after telehealth, at-home care

(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare is paying too much for telehealth and at-home care, the executive

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

CMS to phase in Medicare Advantage risk adjustment changes, bumping payments by 3%

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will move ahead with Medicare Advantage risk adjustment changes payers and

Health Care Finance Price Transparency Telehealth

Eileen Cook April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Hospital Price Transparency, Price Transparency, Telehealth

States Step In as Telehealth and Clinic Patients Get Blindsided by Hospital Fees

(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) When Brittany Tesso’s then-3-year-old son, Roman, needed an evaluation for speech therapy in

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook March 31, 2023 ACA, Healthcare Reform, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Cuts

Most of the Public Worries About the Future of Medicare But Sees Debate About Medicare Cuts More as Playing Politics than Actual Plans

(By Craig Palosky for Kaiser Family Foundation published March 30, 2023) With a divided Congress expected to weigh spending cuts

Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook March 30, 2023 Economy, Healthcare Finance, Medical Inflation

How does medical inflation compare to inflation in the rest of the economy?

(By Shameek Rakshit, Emma Wager, Paul Hughes-Cromwick, Cynthia Cox, and Krutika Amin for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 29, 2023)

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Price Transparency

Eileen Cook March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Price Transparency, Price Transparency

A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News ) For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know

Health Care Finance Illegal Activities Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Drug Price Fixing, Drugmaker rebates, PMS

‘Modern gangsters’: Ohio sues 3 PBMs for alleged price fixing

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Ohio attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against three pharmacy

Health Care Finance HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 AHIP, Copay coupons, HHS, Out-of-network charges

AHIP backs HHS in challenge to agency’s copay coupon policies

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) AHIP is backing an HHS policy that allows insurers not to count

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Medicaid, Medicaid fraud, medicare, Medicare Fraud

Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses

Health Care Finance Price Transparency

Eileen Cook March 27, 2023 Emergency department costs, No Surprises Act, Out of pocket costs, Price Transparency

How do facility fees contribute to rising emergency department costs?

By Hope Schwartz, Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published March 27, 2023) The high