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Month: February 2020

Health Care Finance 

Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states

February 28, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Below are the adjusted expenses per inpatient day in 2018, organized by hospital

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CDC Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Are you skipping medically necessary prescriptions because of the cost?

February 28, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The cost of regularly taking and filling their medications is too much for some Americans.  According to an online poll,

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Traveling abroad, Medicare coverage only applies in the U.S. and its territories

February 28, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Majority of seniors get health coverage through Medicare once they retire, but many have misconceptions surrounding Medicare.  A widely held

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CDC Health Care - General 

US obesity hit 20-year high in 2017

February 28, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) The prevalence of obesity in U.S. adults was 42.4 percent in 2017-18, hitting

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Growing Concerns Of Coronavirus Should Spur Plans – Not Panic – In The Workplace

February 28, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Chances are, if you work for a large company, you received an email

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Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage 

Mutual of Omaha sold their Medicare Advantage Business

February 27, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Essence Healthcare has reached agreement to acquire Mutual of Omaha Medicare Advantage Company and Medicare Advantage Company of Omaha for

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CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Telehealth 

Medicare exploring ways to enable reimbursement for telehealth Diabetes Prevention Programs

February 27, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

In response to a letter sent late last October by 19 senators, CMS officials are reportedly looking at allowing Medicare

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Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance HRAs/HSAs 

Understanding the annual contribution limits and long-term savings potential when funding a health savings account

February 27, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

You are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan and have a health savings account but don’t know how much you

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Senators threaten to subpoena Express Scripts over insulin documents

February 27, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., threatened to subpoena Express Scripts

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Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General 

A Guide: How To Prepare Your Home For Coronavirus

February 27, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Maria Godoy for NPR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans that they should be prepared

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