Medicare Stumbles Managing a Costly Problem — Chronic Illness
Nearly a decade ago, Medicare launched a program to help the two-thirds of beneficiaries with chronic conditions by paying their...
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Value-based payment flaws
While CMS has a target of getting 100% of Medicare beneficiaries into value-based payment (VBP)...
Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients
Kate Ruder DENVER — Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on...
How the Inflation Reduction Act Affects Medicare Members
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which President Biden signed into law in 2022, is a sweeping, ambitious piece of legislation...
Unsheltered People Are Losing Medicaid in Redetermination Mix-Ups
KALISPELL, Mont. — On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her...
California Legislators Debate Froot Loops and Free Condoms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state lawmakers this year are continuing their progressive tilt on health policy with dozens of proposals...
Do patients value improvements in progression-free survival?
Progression-free survival (PFS) is a surrogate endpoint is defined as follows (by ChatGPT): In essence, PFS refers to the length...
Where Medicaid unwinding and disenrollments stand at the one-year mark
In this article In early 2023, states began the process of redetermining eligibility for the approximately 94 million people who...
What would happen if we eliminated medical debt?
Medical debt in the U.S. is a major problem. While over 90% of individuals have...
Understanding Your Explanation of Benefits
You will receive a detailed breakdown of pricing and compensation each time a healthcare provider bills your health insurance company...
