States Target Health Insurers’ ‘Prior Authorization’ Red Tape
(By Bram Sable-Smith for KFF Health News) Christopher Marks noticed an immediate improvement when his doctor prescribed him the Type
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3 Charts About Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
(Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published January 31, 2024) Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government for
Read MoreCMS proposes Medicare Advantage rate cut
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS proposed a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025.
Read MoreLawmakers urge more action on Medicare Advantage overpayments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Two lawmakers are asking CMS to do more to curb overpayments to
Read MoreUnprecedented Medicare Advantage costs drive steep losses for Humana
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Humana reported a $541 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2023,
Read MoreThe state of Medicare Advantage, in one chart
(By Bob Herman for ST A T published Jan. 16, 2024) Hospital leaders took pains to draw investors’ attention to
Read MoreWalgreens to pay Humana $360M to settle drug pricing lawsuit
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Walgreens will pay Humana $360 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the
Read MoreHow do health expenditures vary across the population?
(By Matthew McGough, Gary Claxton, Krutika Amin Twitter, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation published January 4, 2024)
Read MoreWhat is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ New AHEAD Model?
(By Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 02, 2024) In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare and
Read MoreU.S. government spent more on health care in 2022 than six countries with universal health care combined
(By Annalisa Merelli for ST A T) American taxpayers footed the bill for at least $1.8 trillion in federal and
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