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CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Benchmark

Reducing Medicare Advantage benchmark payments will slightly reduce benefits, study finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Reduced Medicare Advantage benchmark payments would likely have a small effect on

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 CMS, HHS, Lobbying, Medicare Advantage, Rate Changes

Payers spending ‘buckets of money’ lobbying against Medicare Advantage rate changes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The insurance industry is mounting its largest lobbying fight in years against

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt

Eileen Cook March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 High Deductible, Medical debt, Short-term plans

AHA: High deductible, short-term plans are driving medical debt

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Inadequate insurance coverage is one of the main causes of medical debt,

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 2024 Medicare Advantage rates, American Medical Group Association, CMS, Medicare Advantage

Providers join payers in urging CMS to halt proposed 2024 Medicare Advantage rates

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Provider groups are joining in payers’ concerns about CMS’ proposed changes to

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

Eileen Cook March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Big Pharma, Healthcare Costs, Insulin, Insurers, Medicare Insulin Cost-sharing, PBM

Why Does Insulin Cost So Much? Big Pharma Isn’t the Only Player Driving Prices

(By Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) Eli Lilly & Co.’s announcement that it is slashing prices for its major

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare - General

Eileen Cook March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 General revenue Tax, medicare, Medicare Tax, Proposed Budget, Taxes

Proposed increase in Medicare tax

The White House released a preview of President Biden’s budget proposal in which he is proposing to raise tax rates

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 CMS, Health Insurance companies, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

Insurers urge CMS to reverse course on ‘flawed’ MA risk adjustment changes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Insurers are urging CMS not to implement proposed risk adjustment changes in

Health Care Finance Medical Debt

Eileen Cook March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Consumer Credit Reports, IRS, Medical debt

Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt

(By Noam N. Levey for Kaiser Health News) Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 Capping drug costs, Eli Lilly, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Insulin

Eli Lilly cuts the price of insulin, capping drug at $35 per month out-of-pocket

(By The Associated Press published by NPR) Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and

Aging Health Care Finance Medicaid Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 Aging, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, Recouping money

After People on Medicaid Die, Some States Aggressively Seek Repayment From Their Estates

(By Tony Leys for Kaiser Health News) PERRY, Iowa — Fran Ruhl’s family received a startling letter from the Iowa