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Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Save Billions or Stick With Humira? Drug Brokers Steer Americans to the Costly Choice

(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Tennessee last year spent $48 million on a single drug, Humira — about

Eileen Cook September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 Biosimilars drugs, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Part D, PBM

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

What are the recent and forecasted trends in prescription drug spending?

(By Emma Wager, Imani Telesford, Cynthia Cox, and Krutika Amin for Kaiser Family Foundation published September 15, 2023) Prescription drug

Eileen Cook September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Prescription drug costs

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Top Medicare Part D plans of 2023, per Forbes

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) UnitedHealthcare offers the best Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in 2023,

Eileen Cook September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

How the drug price negotiation program could affect Medicare Part D beneficiaries

By Mariana Socal for ST A T) After the recent announcement of the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price

Eileen Cook September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D

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

Here’s where Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare differ the most on spending

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage plans generally spend less per enrollee than traditional Medicare plans,

Eileen Cook September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

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

5 Things to Know About the New Drug Pricing Negotiations

(By Arthur Allen, Rachana Pradhan, and David Hilzenrath for KFF Health News) The Biden administration has picked the first 10

Eileen Cook August 31, 2023September 5, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Employer-sponsored insurance costs to rise 8.5% for 2024: Report

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Employers will pay more than $15,000 on average for each employee’s healthcare

Eileen Cook August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance Premiums, Healthcare Costs

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

CMS pitches guidance for Medicare Part D monthly payment plan: 5 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS published draft guidance for a new program that will allow Medicare

Eileen Cook August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Out-of-pocket prescription costs

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

Medicare Advantage in 2023: Enrollment Update and Key Trends

(By Nancy Ochieng, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug

Eileen Cook August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 CMS, Enrollment, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Medicare Advantage in 2023: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Cost Sharing, Supplemental Benefits, Prior Authorization, and Star Ratings

(By Nancy Ochieng, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug

Eileen Cook August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicare Star Ratings