by Jordana Choucair | Mar 17, 2022 | Payers
CMS released states’ final disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and preliminary allotments for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. According to the notice, CMS provided $12.3 billion in DSH payments to states in 2018 and 12.5...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 17, 2022 | Payers
Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates and other payers filed a lawsuit against Walgreens for knowingly overcharging payers and customers for prescription drugs. The lawsuit alleges that Walgreens submitted claims with artificially inflated drug prices for more than a...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 16, 2022 | Payers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released a new report indicating that the federal government spent $12 billion more on patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) than it would have under traditional Medicare in 2020. MedPAC told Congress the rising...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 11, 2022 | Payers
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Peterson Center revealed that Americans owe at least $195 billion of medical debt. The bulk of the debt (71 percent) is owed by people with over $10,000 in debt. The financial burden falls disproportionately...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 10, 2022 | Payers
Anthem Inc. plans to change its name to Elevance Health Inc., aiming to recast itself as a company with a broader portfolio and focus than its traditional business of health insurance. Anthem CEO Gail Boudreaux said that the new name better reflects Anthem’s business....
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 9, 2022 | Payers
The Senate passed The Postal Service Reform Act, a sweeping bipartisan bill that will overhaul the US Postal Service’s finances and allow the agency to modernize. The bill would require retired postal employees to enroll in Medicare when eligible, while dropping...
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