US shaves 36% off Medicare spending on 15 high-priced medicines

The U.S. Medicare health plan said on Tuesday that newly negotiated prices for 15 of its costliest drugs will save 36% on ...

Don't Choose a Medicare Advantage Plan Until You Read This: 5 Trade-Offs Few Discuss

Medicare Advantage plans are increasingly popular for their affordable premiums and extra benefits, but they have ...
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Major health insurers like Humana, UnitedHealth are cutting broker commissions to avoid costly Medicare enrollees

Major health insurers are taking drastic steps to discourage older adults from signing up for their private Medicare plans as ...
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Medicare skips these 4 bills that can top $100K

Medicare is often seen as a safety net that will cover almost every major health cost in retirement, yet several big-ticket ...
Managed Healthcare Executive

Virtual care replaces, not adds, Medicare visits for health systems, analysis shows

Telehealth replaces 74% of office visits, according to the operational analysis of telehealth utilization from 2019 to 2023, ...
Health AffairsOpinion

Modernizing The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Creating A Separate Conversion Factor For Primary Care

In this piece, we explore reasons for creating a separate conversion factor within the MPFS, initially for advanced primary ...
Healthcare Dive

Trump administration appeals decision vacating Medicare Advantage audit rule

A federal judge struck down the rule that would have clawed back billions of dollars in overpayments in September. Now, the ...
Healio

Medicare contractors propose coverage restriction of peripheral nerve block procedures

Multiple Medicare administrative contractors have proposed local carrier determinations that would restrict coverage for many ...