Christopher Weaver and others report for The Wall Street Journal on how Medicare Advantage insurers...
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Are weight-loss drugs cost effective?
Millions of Americans now take weight-loss drugs, some as a treatment for diabetes but...
New report shows Medicare Advantage might not save you money
Many people say they enroll in Medicare Advantage–Medicare coverage through private health...
Is Medicare’s Hospital at Home program here to stay?
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, Medicare has been paying hospitals to treat patients at home, instead...
Save money, avoid hospital-owned outpatient facilities
One of the ways hospitals are generating more revenue is through ownership of doctors’...
Medicare Advantage offers less care at greater cost
In a paper for JAMA Network, Adam Gaffney et al. suggest the time is ripe for cutting our losses in...
Issues with network adequacy and prior authorization in Medicare...
MedPAC, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, just released a report focused in part on...
Medicare will recalculate Medicare Advantage star ratings
Now two court cases in which insurers prevailed are leading the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Humana and CVS will raise costs for Medicare Advantage enrollees...
Humana and CVS intend to raise premiums and reduce benefits on their MA plans in 2025, reports...
Medicare Advantage insurers increasingly use step therapy for...
A study by Avalere reveals that health insurers are increasingly delaying and denying drugs to...