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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

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

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare - General

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

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

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

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

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

Health Care Finance 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

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

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

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

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

Aging Health Care Finance Medicaid Nursing Homes

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

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

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage Insurers Report Much Higher Gross Margins Per Enrollee Than Insurers in Other Markets

(By Craig Palosky for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 28, 2023) A new analysis of health insurers’ 2021 financial data

Eileen Cook February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Private Insuarnce

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver CMS Health Care Finance LTC

Dementia Care Programs Help, If Caregivers Can Find Them

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) There’s no cure, yet, for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in

Eileen Cook February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, Caregivers, CMS, Comprehensive Dementia care, Dementia, Healthcare Spending, medicare

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

Medicare members are worried about out-of-pocket costs: 7 numbers to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) More Medicare beneficiaries are worried about out-of-pocket expenses than premiums, according to

Eileen Cook February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Higher out-of-pocket expense, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap

FDA Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

A Bitter Battle Over the ‘Orphan Drug’ Program Leaves Patients’ Pocketbooks at Risk

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a

Eileen Cook February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Court Case, FDA, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Part D, Orphan Drug Program