Tag: Insurance: Medicare
Psychiatrist Reimbursement Lower With Medicaid Than Medicare
State-to-national Medicaid indices for psychiatrists' mental health services varied from 0.46 to 2.34 in Pennsylvania and Nebraska, respectively
Biden Administration Calls for Crackdown on Misleading Medicare Ads
New rule would ban ads that have confusing words, imagery, or logos, or that do not specifically mention a health insurance plan by name
Medicare Eligibility Linked to Improvements in Health Care Access
For low-income adults, Medicare eligibility linked to reduction in percentage delaying or avoiding medical care due to cost
Peritoneal Dialysis Less Costly for Medicare Than Hemodialysis
Convergence in the costs of intravenous dialysis drugs seen between peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis
How Will New Federal Legislation Cut Drug Costs?
Under the law, Medicare will now be allowed to negotiate the cost of some drugs; vaccines will be free for Part D recipients
Formulary Restrictions May Worsen Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes
Risk for adverse health outcomes higher for patients with Medicare Part D plans limiting access to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants
Medicare Could Have Saved $3.6 Billion on Generic Drugs in 2020
Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices
COVID-19 Incidence, Hospitalization Up for Persons With Disabilities
Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible because of disability have higher COVID-19 incidence, hospitalization rates than age-eligible
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
About 28 million older Americans have Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Now Covers COVID-19 Tests Bought at Drug Stores
Now the 59 million Americans covered by Medicare Part B can get up to eight free, at-home tests each month
