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Mark Cuban launches generics maker promising ‘radically’ low-cost drugs

January 15, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Mark Cuban, TV star and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has launched a new company which has a plan to

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Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs Veterans Benefits 

Department of Veterans Affairs Paid About Half as Much as Medicare Part D for Selected Drugs in 2017

January 15, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(Source – www.gao.gov) GAO found that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) paid, on average, 54 percent less per unit for

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Medical costs have grown increasingly burdensome for retirees

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

According to the Senior Citizens League, older Americans are spending an uncomfortably large chunk of their income on medical expenses. 

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Fewer than 40% of Americans could afford $1K unexpected medical bill

January 11, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fewer than four in every 10 American adults can afford a $1,000 surprise

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Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

January 8, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

In late December, after several days of closed-door negotiations, congress passed a legislative package containing a mixture of Medicare policy

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Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs 

New Ohio law protects 340B hospitals from extra PBM charges

January 7, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Jan. 6 signed a bill into law that

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Health Care Finance Medicaid 

Medicaid expansion’s effect on hospital finances: 5 study takeaways

January 6, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Whether states decided to expand Medicaid has important implications for hospitals’ finances and

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Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs 

List prices for 589 drugs increase in the 1st days of 2021

January 5, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) So far in January, a total of 589 drugs have seen list prices increase

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Health Care Finance Medicare - General 

What you’ll want to know about your Medicare Part B coverage effective January 2021

January 4, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

In 2019, over 55 million Americans over age 65 or older relied on Medicare to help pay for their healthcare. 

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Health Care Finance Legislative Update Price Transparency 

No Surprises Act signed into law; insurers lose yearslong lobbying battle

January 4, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) A measure to end surprise medical bills for emergency and scheduled care was

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