Biosimilar approval and adoption in the U.S. needs to be expedited
(By Carlos Sattler and Sheila Frame for STAT) Generic versions of brand-name small-molecule drugs saved Americans more than $1 trillion between 1999
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CMS to revise fines on Medicare Advantage plans
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is proposing an update to how it calculates fines imposed on Medicare
Read moreHealth Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills
States. They’re just as perplexed as the rest of us over the ever-rising cost of health care premiums. Now some
Read moreMedicare – no routine dental coverage
Medicare covers approximately 60 million Americans and about 65 percent or 37 million people, do not have dental coverage. Medicare
Read moreCostly Confusion: Medicare’s Wellness Visit Isn’t The Same As An Annual Physical
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When Beverly Dunn called her new primary care doctor’s office last November to
Read moreKnowledge is power when it comes to kidney health
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Did you know that approximately 90% of people with kidney disease don’t even know they have it?
Read moreLow Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes are hurting the quality of care
Long-term care experts told lawmakers at a recent Senate hearing that low Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes are hurting
Read moreMACPAC seeks more gradual phase in of Medicaid DSH cuts
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission’s March report to Congress recommends phasing in
Read moreWhen medicines are unaffordable, here’s how patients cut costs
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) One in five U.S. adults prescribed medicines say they’ve asked their doctor for a cheaper
Read moreDid Your Doctor ‘Ghost’ You? An Employment Contract May Be To Blame
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When Don Cue developed a bladder infection last fall, he called his longtime
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