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Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it

(By Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) Hospice doctor Bethany Snider sees the writing on the wall: “The hospice

Eileen Cook April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 End of Life, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Hospice, medicare, Medicare Advantage

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4201-F)

(Source - www.cms.gov) On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that

Eileen Cook April 10, 2023 All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Star Ratings

Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Senators float ‘no upcode’ act to crack down on Medicare Advantage overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Two Senators are introducing legislation aimed at reducing Medicare Advantage overpayments. Sen.

Eileen Cook April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 Legislation, Medicare Advantage, No Unreasonable Payments, U.S. Senate, UPCODE Bill, Upcoding

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage outperformed traditional Medicare on clinical quality, study finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage outpaced traditional Medicare on most clinical quality measures in 2010

Eileen Cook April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 HEDIS measures, medicare, Medicare Advantage

CMS Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage enrollment continued to climb in 2022

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage enrollment continued to accelerate in 2022, an updated analysis from

Eileen Cook April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage enrollment

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

DHS -OIG Medicare Advantage

OIG: Cigna received $6.2M in Medicare Advantage overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Cigna-HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company received an estimated $6.24 million in

Eileen Cook March 31, 2023 DHS -Office of Inspector General, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments

Aging Employer Healthcare Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Why some retirees are wary of employer Medicare Advantage plans

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) After a yearslong bureaucratic battle, New York City officials approved an Aetna

Eileen Cook March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Medicare Advantage, Retirees

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

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

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

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

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

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