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Month: May 2019

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Medicare Advantage premiums dropped during latest enrollment period

May 31, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

According to a new report from eHealth, Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D applications were up 87 percent during the

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Richer Medicare Payments For Rural Hospitals Could Come At Urban Centers’ Expense

May 31, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for NPR) As rural hospital closures roil the country, some states are banking on a rescue

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Mired In Medical Debt? Federal Plan Would Update Overdue-Bill Collection Methods

May 31, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Elham Mirshafiei was at the library cramming for final exams during her senior

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Health Care Finance Illegal Activities 

Hospitals Accused Of Paying Doctors Large Kickbacks In Quest For Patients

May 31, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) For a hospital that had once labored to break even, Wheeling Hospital displayed

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Health Care - General 

Changes to California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

May 31, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(Source – blog.ssa.gov) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides monthly payments to people who have limited income

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Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Top PBMs by market share

May 30, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The PBM market is dominated by three major players, who together handled about

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HRAs/HSAs 

IRS will increase Health Savings Account limits in 2020

May 30, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The Internal Revenue Service announced a new, higher contribution limits for health savings accounts for 2020. Health savings accounts come

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Health Care - General 

10,000 Steps A Day? How Many You Really Need To Boost Longevity

May 30, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) There’s nothing magical about the number 10,000. In fact, the idea of walking at least

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Medicare - General 

Unhappy with your care? Let us know.

May 30, 2019May 29, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) When you’re unhappy with the quality of your health care, you might want to talk with whoever

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Emerging Health Issues 

Blood shortage spurs rationing, threatens patient care in Southern hospitals

May 29, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) LifeShare Blood Center, a major blood supplier to hospitals in Louisiana, eastern Texas

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