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Aging Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Arlene Sharp December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 blind, disability, medical bills

The Disability Tax: Medical Bills Remain Inaccessible for Many Blind Americans

By Laren Weber and Hannah Recht for Kaiser Health News on December 2, 2022 A Missouri man who is deaf

Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Home and Community-based services, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Medicaid Waivers

More Than Half a Million People in the U.S. Are On Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services, But Waiting Lists Can Both Overstate and Understate Unmet Need

(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation published November 28, 2022) About 656,000 people across the country were on state waiting

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Arlene Sharp November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 audits, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Hidden audits reveal millions in overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans

Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans, with some plans

Health Care Finance Medical Debt

Eileen Cook November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Medical debt, Private Equity firms

How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills

(By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani for Kaiser Health News) Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Uninsured/Underinsured

Eileen Cook November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 ACA, California stockpiles penalties, Uninsured California

California Stockpiles Penalties From Uninsured Residents Instead of Lowering Care Costs

(By Angela Hart for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly three years after California started fining residents who don’t

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Managing Medicare costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare enrollment, Medicare Part D, Medigap

Managing Medicare costs

According to financial experts, healthcare costs for a healthy 65-year-old couple will grow to $673,587 over their life expectancy due

Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare bundled payments

Medicare bundled payments did not negatively impact patient selection, outcomes, study finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare’s bundled payments program did not lead to negative clinical outcomes, or

Health Care Finance Medical Debt Uninsured/Underinsured

Eileen Cook November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Hospital Charity Care, Medical debt, Underinsured, Uninsured

Hospital Charity Care: How It Works and Why It Matters

(By Zachary Levinson, Scott Hulver, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published November 3, 2022) About four in ten

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Aging CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 ACA, Cost and Quality, Hospital Readmisions Reduction Program, Hospitals, medicare

Medicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 medicare, Medicare Coinsurance, Medicare Deductible, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, Medicare Premiums

How much cheaper Medicare Part B premiums will be next year

Each year Center for Medicare & Medicaid announces the new Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance rates which go into effect