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

Eileen Cook July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Key Facts About Medicare Part D Enrollment and Costs in 2023

(By Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 26, 2023) The Medicare Part D program provides

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt

Eileen Cook July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospitals, Medical debt, Physicians

Medical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril

(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage

UnitedHealthcare preparing for rising Medicare Advantage costs in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) UnitedHealthcare is expecting medical costs among the Medicare Advantage population to keep

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, PBM Industry, pharmaceuticals

Wait, What’s a PBM?

(By Dan Weissmann for KFF Health News) You might wonder, wait, what’s a PBM exactly? And also, why am I

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia CMS FDA Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Lecanemab Drug, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Leqembi could cost Medicare up to $17.8B

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Leqembi, the newly-approved drug that can slow the progression of Alzhemier’s disease,

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Utilization

Medicare Advantage profits could be under pressure in 2024, analysts say

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage profits will likely be stable in 2023 but could face

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Mental Health, Out-of-pocket costs

Privately Insured People with Depression and Anxiety Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs

(By Hope Schwartz, Nirmita Panchal, Gary Claxton, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation published: Jun 23, 2023) Millions

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 CMS, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs

CMS: Private insurance spending to increase in 2023, 2024; slow in 2025 onward

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is projecting a 7.7 percent increase in private health insurance spending

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 ACA, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare

KFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion Rivals Affordability as a Problem for Insured Consumers, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care

(Contact Craig Palosky for the Kaiser Family Foundation published June 15, 2023) Most (58%) people with health insurance say they

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Commercial Health Insuranxe, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Part D, Ultra-expensive drugs

Commercial insurance enrollees pay less for ultra-expensive drugs than Medicare Part D members: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Part D beneficiaries that don’t receive low-income subsidies spend 2.5 times