In two separate surveys, one of older adults and one of their caregivers, Fair Health looked at...
Medicare
Prior authorization in Medicare Advantage harms patients...
MedPage Today reports on a poll finding that prior authorization requirements in managed care...
CMS intends to increase overpayments to MA plans
Inexplicably and inexcusably, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a notice...
Biden administration proposes greater accountability from...
For years, the federal government has paid Medicare Advantage plans and Part D prescription drug...
Coronavirus: Medicare should pay for at-home rapid tests
The conundrum: Older adults, even those who are vaccinated and boosted, are most prone to getting...
Senator Manchin must support lower drug prices in Build Back...
On November 19th, the House passed the Build Back Better Act. Among the bill’s most popular...
Healthcare costs drive retirees back to work
A new survey finds that health care costs are driving retirees with Medicare back to work. Yes...
US House passes Build Back Better Act
Last week, the US House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, legislation designed...
New Alzheimer’s drug drives up Part B premiums
As with all health care costs, Medicare out-of-pocket costs are rising rapidly. In 2022, Medicare...
Manchin’s means-testing proposal builds back worse
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation would bring the United States into the...