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CMS Health Insurance Medical Technology Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 CMS, medicare, Private Insurance, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth

Medicare payers vow to keep covering remote patient monitoring

(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Private insurance companies that contract for Medicare will continue to pay for

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Cost and Quality, medicare, Medicare Advantage

6 recent Medicare Advantage study findings

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare can differ on clinical quality and costs,

Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, FDA, Healthcare Finance, Lecanemab Drug, medicare

New Alzheimer’s Drugs Spark Hope for Patients and Cost Concerns for Medicare

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published May 18, 2023) The FDA’s accelerated approval of Aduhelm

Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities Pandemic

Eileen Cook May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 COVID-19 tests, medicare, Medicare Fraud

A Covid Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Medicare coverage for at-home covid-19 tests ended last week, but the scams spawned

HHS Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 COVID-19, HHS, medicare, Telehealth

Medicare telehealth flexibilities to remain in place until 2024

(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11,

CMS DHS -OIG Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health Pandemic Telehealth

Eileen Cook May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 CMS, COVID-19, DHS -Office of Inspector General, Improper Payments, medicare, Telehealth

Medicare improperly paid for $580M in psychotherapy services, OIG audit finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare improperly paid for over half a billion dollars in psychotherapy services,

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare - General

Eileen Cook May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Employer Health Insurance, ERSD, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Outpatient Dialysis Coverage, Supreme Court

‘Patients are not hot potatoes’: How the fight over dialysis coverage is putting kidney failure patients at risk

(By Carrie Arnold for ST A T) As soon as she heard the Supreme Court decision, LaVarne Burton began to

Alzheimer’s/Dementia CMS FDA Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Treatment, CMS, FDA, medicare

26 state attorneys general urge Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Twenty-six state attorneys general are asking Medicare to cover monoclonal antibody treatments

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Half of All Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries Are Now Enrolled in Private Medicare Advantage Plans

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published May 01, 2023) According

Aging Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Mental Health, Substance Abuse

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage in Medicare Advantage Plans

(Meredith Freed, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 28, 2023) Mental health and substance abuse