CMS’ planned changes in the Medicare Advantage (MA) capitation rate methodology and risk...
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Who’s enrolling in Medicare Special Needs Plans?
Becker’s Payer Issues reports that Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans–health plans...
Big insurer earnings total $1.25 trillion in 2022
Big Insurance revenues and profits have increased by 300% and 287% respectively since 2012 due to...
Rural hospitals need government help to survive
No American should have to travel long distances to get to a hospital, especially in an emergency...
Unless you have Medicare, surprise ambulance bills are common
Unless you have Medicare, surprise ambulance bills continue to be a serious concern for most...
Don’t rely on Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs for the...
I promoted Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs a while back as a way to get low-cost generics. As it...
Medicare Advantage ads are improperly embedded in people’s...
Medicare Advantage plans are now advertising on people’s electronic health record portals...
Medicare Advantage enrollees face higher likelihood of hospital...
Paige Minemyer reports for Fierce Healthcare that hospitals treating Medicare Advantage enrollees...
Pharmacy Benefits Managers continue to drive up costs
Most people likely do not even know what a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is. PBMs allegedly add...
Republicans plan to cut Social Security, President Biden should...
[This article was originally published in Common Dreams on February 8, 2023] Last night, President...