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U.S. healthcare spending rises to $4.8 trillion in 2023, outpacing GDP
Reuters· 4 days agoHealthcare spending in the U.S. is projected to have risen 7.5% in 2023 to $4.8 trillion, federal...
California agrees to repay feds $52M in ‘improperly claimed’ immigrant Medicaid disbursements
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAn investigation by the federal HHS inspector general found California over-reimbursed tens of...
Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say
North Denver News· 6 days agoMonths into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling to afford ...
Gross-tasting medications can be a barrier to treatment. Philly researchers developed a ‘bitter...
Crossroads Today· 1 day agoPeihua Jiang knows how difficult it can be to convince a child to take a sip of a bitter liquid...
Hoarded pills, burned patients at Erie-area nursing homes lead to six-figure fines
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLECOM Senior Living Center has been fined $182,160 after an incident Jan. 30 in which a resident...
Biden’s new staffing requirements put most Illinois nursing homes in peril
The Center Square· 6 days agoThe mandate requires that all nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding provide a...
Fact check: Trump falsely claims Biden didn’t lower Americans’ insulin costs
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOnly “enhanced” plans were allowed in, not basic plans. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
OIG Testimony Puts a Spotlight on Clinical Documentation and Payer Risk | JD Supra
JD Supra· 3 days agoMost notably, the recommendation that diagnoses...without evidence of appropriate health care services or meaningful actions by plans to connect enrollees to those
Anthem and Chesapeake Regional resolve insurance contract dispute but release few details
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Chesapeake Regional Medical Center announced they “amicably”...
5 takeaways from the AHIP 2024 conference
Modern Healthcare· 3 days agoMedicare Advantage, which emerged as a trouble spot for health insurance companies late last year. "We're already seeing signs that some of the policies ...
