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Medicare's push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors
Medical Xpress· 9 hours agoAt least two-thirds of Medicare enrollees have two or more chronic health conditions, federal data...
CMS Publishes Final Rules Implementing Part C and Part D Program Changes
The National Law Review· 2 hours agoOn April 23, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published final rules setting forth Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the < ...
Was President Biden correct in saying Medicare Part D will cap costs at $2,000 for drugs?
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoKFF found that, if the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket drug spending had been in place in 2021, 1.5...
Fact check: Biden is right about $35 insulin cap but exaggerates prior costs for Medicare enrollees
Boston Herald· 6 days agoThe cost of insulin in the United States has risen considerably in recent years, with some estimates...
Most working-age cancer survivors suffer financial hardship
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoA team led by Dr. Robin Yabroff... Cancer Society. "With nearly half of cancer survivors of working...
TikTok’s reckoning
Politico· 4 hours agoConcern about cost is the biggest impediment to extending Medicare coverage of telehealth, which Congress first expanded during the pandemic’s height....
Caring for older Americans’ teeth and gums is essential, but Medicare generally doesn’t cover that...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 2016, only 21% of beneficiaries in traditional Medicare had purchased a stand-alone dental plan,...
Medicare’s Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors | naked capitalism
Naked Capitalism· 4 days agoA Medicare scheme to lower costs of chronic care patients gets a thumbs down from most MDs, perhaps because it was designed for middlemen?
Rise seen in use of antibiotics for conditions they can't treat, including COVID-19
Medical Xpress· 14 hours agoAmerica is going the wrong way when it comes to prescribing antibiotics, with 1 in 4 prescriptions...
When a senior is ill, can an algorithm decide length of care? - Marketplace
Marketplace· 1 day agoArtificial intelligence has become a big part of medicine — reading images, formulating treatment...