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Medicare drug pricing proposal not true negotiation, pharma group says

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America says CMS’ guidance for Medicare drug

Eileen Cook April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Pharma

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Key senators make a big pivot on bipartisan insulin cost proposal

(By Rachel Cohrs for ST A T) WASHINGTON — Amid a scramble to assemble a health care policy package in

Eileen Cook April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Healthcare Finance, Insulin, legislative update, Senators

Health Care Finance Price Transparency

What’s next for payer price transparency: 5 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Payers have been required to post all of their negotiated rates in

Eileen Cook April 20, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Price Transparency

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Most drugs likely to be selected for Medicare price negotiation have low therapeutic benefit, study finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Seven of the 10 drugs most likely to be selected for Medicare

Eileen Cook April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D

Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General

More physicians considering Medicare, Medicaid patient reductions

(Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments are having more physicians considering reducing those patient

Eileen Cook April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Medicaid, medicare, Physicians

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

HHS cuts 7 drugs from Medicare Part B rebates list

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) HHS has removed seven drugs from its initial list of 27 drugs

Eileen Cook April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 HHS, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part B drugs, Rebates

Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General 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

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

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

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

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

Health Care Finance 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

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

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

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

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