Feds Killed Plan To Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition
(By Fred Schulte for KFF Health News) A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health
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FAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 20, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),
Read MoreWhile Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Don’t Apply to Private Insurance, 3.4 Million People with Employer Coverage Take at Least One of the Selected Drugs
(Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 14, 2024) Among the 167 million people with employer-sponsored insurance in
Read MoreMedicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got
(By Sydney Lupkin, Asma Khalid for NPR) The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government
Read MoreBill would ensure care after rural hospital closures
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review ) U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced legislation that would shield communities
Read MoreOIG to probe whether Medicare Advantage plans deny post-acute care
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) HHS’ Office of Inspector General will audit Medicare Advantage plans’ use of
Read MoreCMS extends Medicaid waivers to 2025
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will extend flexibilities designed to help states keep more eligible individuals
Read MoreJustice Department forms healthcare competition task force
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Justice Department formed a task force to study monopolies and anti-competitive
Read MoreMental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid
(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) With rates of suicide and opioid deaths rising in the past decade and children’s mental
Read MoreCMS faces another challenge of Medicare Advantage star ratings methodology
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A Medicare Advantage insurer facing termination of one of its contracts from
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