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The 3 conditions driving healthcare costs up for employers: Report

(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Pharmacy, cancer and musculoskeletal conditions remain the top drivers of increased healthcare

Eileen Cook August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 Cancer Care, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Musculoskeletal, Pharmacy

CMS FDA Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

FAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 20, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),

Eileen Cook August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Employer healthcare costs to rise 9% in 2025: 5 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The average cost of employer-sponsored healthcare coverage is expected to jump 9%

Eileen Cook August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

While Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Don’t Apply to Private Insurance, 3.4 Million People with Employer Coverage Take at Least One of the Selected Drugs

(Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 14, 2024) Among the 167 million people with employer-sponsored insurance in

Eileen Cook August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insuarnce, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Private Health Plans

Employer Healthcare Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Majority of weight loss drug prescriptions going to commercially insured patients

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) In 2023, more than 61% of Ozempic prescriptions went to patients with

Eileen Cook August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 Commercial Health Insurance, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Ozempic, Semaglutide

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Medicare Advantage in 2024: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Supplemental Benefits, and Prior Authorization

(By Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 08, 2024)

Eileen Cook August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Medicare Part D, MedPAC, Older Adults, Supplemental Benefits

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Is the two-midnight rule costing payers? It depends who you ask

(Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Both CVS Health and Humana contend with rising inpatient costs in Medicare Advantage,

Eileen Cook August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Rising Inpatient Costs, Two-midnight Rule

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

7 payers exiting Medicare Advantage markets in 2025

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Seven insurers are exiting Medicare Advantage markets in 2025, a number that

Eileen Cook August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 Health Insurance companies, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Marketplace Insurers are Proposing a 7% Average Premium Hike for 2025 and Pointing to Rising Hospital Prices and GLP-1 Drugs as Key Drivers of Costs

(By Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 5, 2024) ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium

Eileen Cook August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 ACA, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Prices

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Weight loss drugs 1 factor behind ACA premium increases: 3 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Premiums for plans on the ACA marketplace will rise 7% on average

Eileen Cook August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 ACA, Drugs for Weight Loss, GLP-1 drugs, Health Insurance companies, Healthcare Costs, Ozempic, Wegovy