Health Care Finance – Medicare Report

Medicare auditors saved program $214M in FY 2016 and 7 other things to know

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program corrected $404.46 million in overpayments and $69.46

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) With frustration growing among Americans who are being charged exorbitant prices for medical

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School found drug prices increased at roughly twice their usual rate

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health insurance providers are increasingly designing programs to offer safe and affordable housing

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) In 2018, workers with employer-sponsored insurance will pay an average deductible of $1,491

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nostrum Laboratories, a Missouri-based drugmaker, raised the price of a generic antibiotic 400

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association and six other health organizations have sued HHS for delaying the

On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted UnitedHealth’s motion for summary judgement and vacated CMS’s

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A proposal to sharply cut a drug discount program that many hospitals

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Drugmakers increased the price of 60 products August — a sharp decline from