Tag: Insurance: Medicare
Low-Value Care Exposure Not Linked to Favorable Patient Ratings
For primary care professional patient panel, more low-value care not linked to more favorable ratings of health care experience
Introduction of Sepsis Performance Measure Had Little Impact
Variable impact found on changes in process measures, with no improvement in clinical outcomes
More Long-Term Dialysis Patients Aligned to ACOs
Among Medicare beneficiaries on dialysis, less spent per beneficiary-quarter for ACO-aligned versus nonaligned
Medicare Outpatient Premium to Rise
Monthly premium for outpatient care will rise by $3.90 next year
Private Health Plans Pay Hospitals 247 Percent of Medicare
Relative prices average 231, 267 percent of what Medicare would pay for inpatient, outpatient services
President Says Medicare Should Expand Telehealth Services
Medicare has already expanded its coverage for telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic
New Medicare Benefit Would Limit Insulin Copays to $35 a Month
Benefit will be voluntary; Medicare recipients must pick an insurance plan that provides it
Claims-Based Frailty Index Can Improve Cost Prediction
Addition of frailty index to CMS-HCC model improves cost prediction over CMS-HCC model alone
Medicare Expands Telemedicine Coverage During COVID-19 Pandemic
Expansion will allow millions of seniors to take care of medical problems while staying at home
Telemarketer Access to Medicare Information to Be Investigated
Audit comes in response to surge of telemarketing scams targeting Medicare recipients
