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What’s happening this week around Thurston County
The Olympian via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIt covers Parts A and B, Medicare Advantage Plans, Part D Prescription Plans, Medicare Supplements, and programs available ...
JD Supra: The ACA 1557 Final Regulations: Plans and Plan Sponsors as Covered Entities
JD Supra· 4 days agoIn a recent On the Subject (available here), we reported on the impact of the final rule (final rule) interpreting Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on self-funded group health plans ...
Small-Molecule Price Controls Are Short-Sighted
Forbes· 15 hours agoThere's never been a better time to get lung cancer in the United States. The combination of smoking reduction, increased screening, and pharmaceutical...
Amazon expands drug subscription program to Medicare members
Healthcare Dive via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoRxPass is now available to more than 50 million Medicare members after Amazon brought it into...
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings proposal targets top performers
Modern Healthcare· 7 days agoAt issue is what's known as the "hold harmless" policy. Medicare Advantage contracts that earn at least 4 out of 5 stars can choose to disregard two highly weighted “quality ...
Kirsten Axelsen: Affordable access to weight loss drugs needed (Opinion)
The Charleston Gazette· 5 days agoSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is getting a piece of the attention being paid to weight loss drugs. Unsurprisingly, these medicines have gotten a lot of notice; losing weight and keeping it off ...
What’s happening this week around Thurston County
The Olympian via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMedicare Zoom Presentation: This presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday is an introduction to options for new Medicare beneficiaries. It covers Parts A and...
Affordable health care is on the ballot in November
The Hill· 1 day agoBy contrast, Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which every Republican in Congress opposed, requires companies to implement a $35 monthly cap on insulin...
Santa Claus concerned about the surging cost of weight-loss drugs: He's not the only one
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoMedicare ever covered these drugs across the board. The scenario comes from the Health Policy...
States struggle to help patients navigate insurance hurdle known as ‘step therapy’
North Dakota Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCassidy Yermal, 32, began experiencing debilitating migraines when she was 17 years old. As a...