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Patients with private insurance can face higher health costs at hospitals
NBC NEWS· 11 hours ago“These very high payments ultimately result in higher premiums for health insurance coverage and can...
Medicare go-broke date extended to 2036, but warning bells continue ringing
Healthcare Dive via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoThe Medicare trustees’ new projection for insolvency is five years later than previous forecasts,...
Wellcare Medicare Advantage 2024 Review - NerdWallet
Nerdwallet· 3 days agoStar ratings are determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Wellcare, owned by Centene, offers some nice perks, such as Giveback...
Report finds private health plans paid hospitals 254% of what Medicare would pay during 2022
Medical Xpress· 15 hours agoPrices paid to hospitals during 2022 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and...
Hospitals charged private insurers 254% of Medicare in 2022: Rand
Modern Healthcare· 5 days agoRand researchers...claims data from more than 4,000 hospitals in 49 states and Washington, D.C. The forum, which includes physicians, hospitals, insurance companies and...
Republicans will make us sicker
The Raw Story· 4 days agoThe Republican Party has a knack for keeping America sick. In 1994, when virtually every other developed country had universal healthcare, Republicans and their medical-industrial complex allies ...
Ten Takeaways From Long-Awaited Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Protections | JD Supra
JD Supra· 5 days agoThe rule, which has staggered effectivity dates starting on July 5, 2024, largely finalizes the policies as proposed in HHS’s August 2022 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM...
McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 10, 2024 | JD Supra
JD Supra· 1 day agoThe committee advanced six bills focused on issues related to telehealth, rural health and access to care. The discussion draft includes proposals to address persistent economic problems leading ...
You’ve covered your copayment; now brace yourself for the ‘facility fee’
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEven if you have health insurance, you might expect to be charged a copayment for some routine care,...
HHS finalizes changes to Section 1557 regulations strengthening anti-discrimination protections | JD...
JD Supra· 6 days agoThe NPRM proposed restoring and strengthening civil rights protections for patients under federally funded health programs and HHS programs, which were limited by regulatory revisions in < ...