As the 116th Congress comes to a close, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) urged legislators to provide COVID-19 relief, calling for access to...
Medicare Advantage quality of care exceeded traditional Medicare, particularly in preventive care, a recent Better Medicare Alliance study revealed.
“The hallmark features of Medicare...
Many Medicare beneficiaries are transitioning from another Medicare plan to Medicare Advantage, with the migration driven in part by the opportunity for prescription coverage under Medicare Advantage,...
A new relationship between Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Regence health plans and Best Buy Health leverages health IT to address caregiver wellbeing and Medicare members.
Eligible members enrolled in...
CMS has introduced a new Medicare value-based contracting model that encourages greater care coordination and requires participants to take full risk for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries based on...
Coronavirus vaccine coverage is a complex subject, as it spans multiple patient populations that typically receive vaccine coverage in different ways, a Kaiser Family Foundation brief elucidated.
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Employers called for healthcare price regulation and transparency to ensure employer-sponsored health plan affordability in the annual Pulse of the Purchaser survey conducted by the National Alliance...
CMS announced that Medicare coverage will now extend to monoclonal antibodies for coronavirus treatment in certain cases.
Monoclonal antibodies are lab-constructed antibodies, the National Institute...
Medicare spending on diabetes is in part a result of whether or not the beneficiary has multiple chronic conditions, but there are other factors that strongly influence costs as well, researchers found...
While the coronavirus pandemic has forced positive change elsewhere in the healthcare industry, Medicare home healthcare policies still have room to improve, a Commonwealth Fund study discovered.
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CMS has released its Medicare reimbursement rate and official coverage strategy for the coronavirus vaccine when one is approved.
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Health literacy is key to improving member health outcomes, particularly among Medicare beneficiaries, a UnitedHealth Group research report emphasized.
“Health literacy represents the ability of...
Responses from families and friends of deceased Medicare Advantage members indicate that Medicare Advantage plans have room for improvement on end-of-life care, a study published in JAMA Network Open...
Medicare beneficiaries are concerned about their future healthcare costs, particularly related to their health insurance, a MedicareGuide.com survey revealed.
The results represent the online...
Medicare Advantage, specifically the Medicare Advantage health maintenance organization (HMO) option, is projected to be the most popular choice once again during open enrollment, according to...
Beneficiaries suffer from chronic confusion over Medicare enrollment but policymakers can take action to streamline the process and improve beneficiary experience, Better Medicare Alliance asserted in...
The unpredictable impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on Medicare open enrollment will require both broker and member engagement to be technology-enabled, transparent, and streamlined.
Britta Orr,...
Humana’s value-based care models in Medicare Advantage helped lower emergency room admissions and, in turn, boosted savings for Medicare Advantage members, according to the payer’s recent...
Entering into Medicare open enrollment 2021, Medicare enrollees and nearly-eligible enrollees continue to struggle with health literacy and healthcare costs, a survey commissioned by GoHealth...
Low income and minority seniors as well as those who are almost of age to become Medicare beneficiaries require greater financial and coverage support from the Medicare program, researchers from...
