<ѻýҕl>Medicare Advantage Ads in Your Patient Portal? CMS Says They Shouldn't Be Thereѻýҕl> Patient outraged when portal mixed MA sales pitch with doctors' notes Feb 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare's Solvency for 'At Least Two Decades'ѻýҕl> Healthcare featured prominently in president's State of the Union address Feb 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Do Weight-Loss Startups Have a Future?ѻýҕl> Here are my predictions for the industry Feb 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Advantage Plans Fielded 35 Million Prior Auth Requests in 2021ѻýҕl> Two million requests denied; reasons for denial remain elusive, according to a new report Feb 03, 2023
<ѻýҕl>CMS Rule Means Medicare Advantage Plans Will Pay Back Billions in Overpaymentsѻýҕl> Audits finding unsubstantiated claims will extrapolate overpayments to insurers' other claims Jan 31, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Part D Plan Prices May Change Unexpectedlyѻýҕl> How many seniors end up paying more than they thought they would? Jan 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Over 1 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Will Pocket Savings From Insulin Capѻýҕl> Report uses 2020 claims data to estimate potential effects of IRA's $35 monthly insulin cap Jan 24, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Death by 10,000 Clicks: The Electronic Health Recordѻýҕl> Here are a few steps to relieve the burden Jan 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>The Urgent Care Center Fail-Safe Is Failing Americansѻýҕl> Stricter regulation and licensing can improve care and access to care Jan 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Is Healthcare Innovation Possible Within the Current System?ѻýҕl> Reflections on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Jan 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Perverse Economies: Who Is Worth Saving?ѻýҕl> It's often cheaper to let people die Jan 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>The Eye Surgery Turf War Isn't Serving Veteransѻýҕl> The VA should hold strong to its updated care guidelines Dec 28, 2022
<ѻýҕl>'The Whale': Brendan Fraser Gets Obesity Rightѻýҕl> On and off screen, the actor is working to improve access to treatment Dec 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Physical and Occupational Therapy Are on the Medicare Chopping Blockѻýҕl> Cuts could be devastating to patient care if Congress doesn't take action Dec 12, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Must Pay Docs More, Say MedPAC Commissionersѻýҕl> Two proposals discussed at the commission's December meeting would increase physician pay Dec 09, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Should Doctors Warn Patients About the Downsides of Medicare Advantage Plans?ѻýҕl> Beneficiaries may not be aware of the plans' limited networks or prior authorization rules Dec 08, 2022
<ѻýҕl>TAVR at 20: How Much Longer Will Medicare Mandate a Registry?ѻýҕl> Change is a-comin' but interventionalists debate just how soon that should be and what comes next Dec 08, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Advantage Plans Losing Their Edge for Patient Outcomesѻýҕl> Case in point: heart attack survival nationwide Dec 06, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Shouldn't Doctors Be Paid for Responding to Health Portal Messages?ѻýҕl> Cleveland Clinic's billing plan has sparked much-needed conversation about physician compensation Dec 05, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Epilepsy Drug Costs Continue to Climbѻýҕl> Third-generation, brand-name drugs fuel rising expenses Dec 05, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Looming Physician Pay Cut 'Unprecedented' and 'Unconscionable,' AMA President Saysѻýҕl> Number of doctors who take Medicare patients could dwindle without Congressional action Dec 02, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Treating Obesity Should Be Our Healthcare Moonshotѻýҕl> Behavioral health changes alone will only do so much Nov 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Expanding Vaccination Pay, 'Public Option' Fuel Debate Among AMA Delegatesѻýҕl> Resolutions also advocate for greater accuracy in Medicare Advantage plan offerings and more Nov 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>A Remedy for the Federally Funded Physician Shortageѻýҕl> Raising or eliminating the cap on residency spots can make all the difference Nov 13, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Senate Report Decries Medicare Advantage Plan Marketing Deceptionѻýҕl> Frustrated, confused, embarrassed enrollees often delay care after being "scammed," report notes Nov 04, 2022
<ѻýҕl>CMS Puts the Kibosh on Misleading Medicare Advantage Sales Pitchesѻýҕl> "Secret shoppers" found that 80% of agent calls with clients were inaccurate or insufficient Oct 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plansѻýҕl> Letters to Florida, Arizona patients suggest they enroll in original Medicare with a supplement Oct 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Brokers Earn More to Steer New Beneficiaries to Medicare Advantageѻýҕl> Agent says he would double earnings if he sold MA over Medigap plans to new clients Oct 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Medicare Advantage Trade-Off: Saving Money, Losing Accessѻýҕl> Beneficiaries may spend less on premiums, but care delays are common. Do worse outcomes follow? Oct 13, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reformѻýҕl> Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
<ѻýҕl>CMS' Financial Incentives Didn't Move the Dial on Home Dialysisѻýҕl> Incentives may just not be strong enough, say some Oct 07, 2022
<ѻýҕl>What Drug Laws Are in the Inflation Reduction Act? The Answer Might Surprise Youѻýҕl> It's not just about negotiating drug prices in Medicare Oct 04, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Future Looks Bleak for Surgical Residents Like Meѻýҕl> Looming Medicare cuts will force surgeons to do more with less, undermining trainee success Sep 28, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Biden Hits Republicans, Drug Companies in Healthcare Speechѻýҕl> "This year, the American people won and Big Pharma lost" Sep 27, 2022
<ѻýҕl>It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medicationѻýҕl> Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Wrangling Medicare: A New Visionѻýҕl> A look at the future of the largest U.S. health insurance provider with Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD Sep 20, 2022 podcast
<ѻýҕl>House Bill Would Fix Glitch in Medicare Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport Programѻýҕl> Measure would require states to help some "dual eligibles" who have trouble accessing the benefit Sep 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>How Have Glucagon Costs Changed in Recent Years?ѻýҕl> Wholesale costs spiked from 2010 to 2020, but out-of-pocket prices remained mostly stable Aug 30, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Docs Likely to See Pay Raise From Private Insurers in 2023, Expert Saysѻýҕl> Payment negotiations "really are favoring the providers right now" Aug 25, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Sleeve Gastrectomy Gets Big Boost After Medicare Coverage Took Effectѻýҕl> Geographic variations were observed, with the highest increase seen in New Jersey Aug 18, 2022