Tag: Insurance: Medicare
Medicare Patients Wait Average of 34 Days to See Neurologist After Referral
Patients with MS, epilepsy, Parkinson disease have to wait longer than those with back pain
U.S. Health Care Spending Reached $4.9 Trillion in 2023
Health sector's share of the economy was similar in 2023 and 2022, but lower than in 2020 and 2021, during height of COVID-19
American Seniors Struggle to Pay Medical Bills More Than Peers in Other Wealthy Countries
Biden Seeks Coverage for GLP-1 RA Medications by Medicare, Medicaid
More than 7 million Americans struggling with obesity would become eligible for coverage under the proposed change
President-Elect Trump to Pick Mehmet Oz to Head CMS
Oz worked as a heart surgeon before helming a hugely successful daytime talk show, focused on health and medicine
Many Seniors at Risk for Financial Precarity From Cost of Hospital Stay
Financial precarity more prevalent among Black and Hispanic versus White, those with less versus more than high school education
Racial Differences Seen in Pain Rx for Older Adults With Hip Fracture
Black beneficiaries have lower average doses in the first 90 days
After Weighting, 3.6 Million Likely to Be Newly Eligible for Semaglutide
If all newly eligible beneficiaries receive semaglutide, maximum Medicare spending could be $34 to $145 billion annually
New Deals Will Cut Medicare Costs for Expensive Drugs
Gender-Based Variation Seen in Medicare Reimbursement for Surgery
Gender-based disparities persist in surgeon practices, billing, and revenue
