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45% of employer group market can be disrupted, Centene CEO says

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Centene CEO Sarah London foresees major disruption opportunities ahead in the employer

Eileen Cook December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid Redeterminations, Small Group Insurance

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

The New Help for Medicare Beneficiaries with High Drug Costs That Few Seem to Know About

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 12, 2023) The Inflation Reduction Act of

Eileen Cook December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Out-of-pocket prescription costs

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

3 Inflation Reduction Act Medicare changes taking effect in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The federal government will cap drug copays and premiums for Medicare beneficiaries

Eileen Cook December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 CMS, Drug price Transparency, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Insulin Cost-sharing, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Medicare bills pass House committee: 3 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced 19 pieces of legislation Dec.

Eileen Cook December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Drug price Transparency, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage transparency, Medicare Part D, PBM

Emerging Health Issues Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign

Senate committee launches bipartisan investigation into private equity ownership of hospitals

(By Brittany Trang for ST A T) The two leaders of the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday launched a bipartisan

Eileen Cook December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 Healthcare Access, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospitals, Private Equity Ownership, Senate Budget Committee

FDA Health Care Finance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

White House proposes to ‘march in’ on patents for costly drugs

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The Biden administration is taking another crack at high prescription drug prices. This time its

Eileen Cook December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, Biomedical research, Healthcare Costs, March In Rights, Medicare Part D, Prescription drug costs, Prescription Drug Patents

CMS DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

10 payers audited for Medicare Advantage overpayments in 2023

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) OIG audits found over $213 million in estimated Medicare Advantage overpayments in

Eileen Cook December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 CMS, DHS -Office of Inspector General, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Audits, Medicare Advantage Overpayments

Aging FDA Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medical Technology

Patients Expected Profemur Artificial Hips to Last. Then They Snapped in Half.

(By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News and KFF Health News) Bradley Little, a physical education teacher in Arizona,

Eileen Cook December 5, 2023 Artificial Hips, FDA, Healthcare Costs, Medical Technology, Older Adults

CMS Dental/Oral Health Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Recent Changes to Medicare Coverage of Dental Services from the 2023 and 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules

(By Meredith Freed, Tricia Neuman, and Juliette Cubanski for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 01, 2023) Medicare does not

Eileen Cook December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 CMS, dental health, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare redesign, medicare, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Emerging Health Issues End of Life Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid Medicare - General

Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times - KFF Health News project) It’s a good day when Frank Lee, a

Eileen Cook December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Affordable Home Care, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults, Respite Care