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Health Care Finance Health Insurance Price Transparency

Eileen Cook July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Price Transparency

Payer price transparency data has been available for a year. Is it lowering costs?

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Price transparency data is available, but several changes are needed to actually

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 Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 Brown bagging, Health Insurance companies, Healthcare Finance, Infusion Drugs, Third-party Pharmacies, White bagging

Patients Squeezed in Fight Over Who Gets to Bill for Pricey Infusion Drugs

(By Samantha Liss for KFF Health News) Health insurers and medical providers are battling over who should supply high-cost infusion

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Benchmark

Payment cuts did not reduce Medicare Advantage enrollment: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Cuts in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments did not lead to slower growth

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

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care - General Health Care Finance Medical Debt

Arlene Sharp June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Dementia, Healthcare Finance, Older Adults

Dementia Can Take a Toll on Financial Health, as Some Families Learn the Hard Way

By Sara Boden, WESA on June 20, 2023 for Kaiser Family Foundation Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping,

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments

The current Medicare Advantage payment structure results in overpayments

Current research states that the millions of beneficiaries in traditional Medicare who have switched to Medicare Advantage plans have lower

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 DHS -Office of Inspector General, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Upcoding

6 Medicare Advantage plans audited for upcoding in the last six months

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Audits published in the last six months found almost $32 million in

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

Eileen Cook June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 Aging Population, CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

The Facts About Medicare Spending

(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation Published June 2023) Medicare provides health insurance coverage for more than 65 million people,

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Aetna, CMS, CVS Health, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

Medicare Advantage star ratings decline will cost CVS Health up to $1B in revenue

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CVS Health is expecting Aetna’s operating income to decrease by up to