Brenda Goodman reports for CNN.com about the latest coronavirus variant, BA.2, which has already...
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To strengthen the Medicare Trust Fund, Congress cannot allow...
In a non-evidence based piece on payments to Medicare Advantage plans, which cost substantially...
Medicare hospital star-ratings are a farce
Every year, Medicare penalizes hospitals that underperform. This year, it penalized 764 hospitals...
More than one in four older adults skip care because of cost
In two separate surveys, one of older adults and one of their caregivers, Fair Health looked at...
Prior authorization in Medicare Advantage harms patients...
MedPage Today reports on a poll finding that prior authorization requirements in managed care...
Biden administration will decide any day whether to reduce the...
David Dayen writes for The American Prospect on the question of whether the Biden administration...
HIPAA and why you need a health care proxy
In 1996, more than 25 years ago, Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and...
Mark Cuban launches low-cost drug pharmacy
The big news this week on the drug pricing front is that Mark Cuban has launched a low-cost generic...
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...