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