by Jordana Choucair | Jan 24, 2023 | Payers
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that more than $60 billion may have been paid out in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Labor (DOL) has taken steps to address fraud risks;...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2023 | Payers
A new Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) report shows that fewer individuals had difficulty paying medical costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to National Health Interview Surveys, 10.5 million fewer people were in families having problems...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2023 | Payers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended yesterday that Congress should raise Medicare payment rates for hospitals and physicians next year. MedPAC advised that hospitals should get a 1 percent bump and doctors should see an increase of 50 percent...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 9, 2023 | Payers
Elevance Health and a coalition of other Blue Cross and Blue Shield carriers launched Synergie Medication Collective, an independent company that seeks to improve affordability and access to costly specialty drugs. The company will effectively serve as a group...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 6, 2023 | Payers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a proposed rule that would ban employee noncompete contract provisions. The proposed rule is one element of the FTC’s broader strategy to limit anticompetitive activity in health care and other industries. Researchers...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 4, 2023 | Payers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report revealing that Medicare lost out on millions of potential savings due to spotty oversight of the average sales price (ASP) of medications. According to the...
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