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Medicare Advantage: Denials increase 56 percent
The American Hospital Association just released findings that Medicare Advantage denials are up 56...
Long-term care insurance is broken
An article in the New York Times by Jordan Rau and JoNel Aleccia explains the broken long-term care...
Reps and Dems angry about care denials in Medicare Advantage
Robert King writes for Politico about the Republican and Democratic anger directed at insurance...
UnitedHealth deprives members of critical rehabilitation care
A new investigation by Bob Herman and Casey Ross, reported in Stat News, reveals that UnitedHealth...
AMA unhappy with Medicare payments, silent on health insurer...
The AMA President, Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, says he is concerned about “government interference...
Could weight-loss drugs ultimately reduce health care spending?
Bruce Japsen reports for Forbes that weight-loss drugs are costing employers $324 per worker each...
Drug prices: Biden v. Trump
Heather Landi reports for Fierce Healthcare on how Donald Trump’s former Secretary of Health...
Administration proposes new rule to address myriad problems with...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new rule for 2025 with the...
2024: Access to Medicare mental health services is expanding
Even with Medicare, it can be hard to see mental health providers. Tens of thousands of mental...