Tag: Insurance: Medicare
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
Negotiated Prices, Formulary Could Cut Medicare Rx Spending
Findings based on analysis of 31 different insulin products using 2017 VA formulary and prices
Neighborhood Disadvantage Impacts Hospital Quality Ratings
Hospitals serving communities with higher social risk have lower-quality ratings
Use of Peritoneal Dialysis Up Since Medicare Payment Reform
More patients initiated peritoneal dialysis, switched to peritoneal dialysis after PPS initiation
New Medicare Online Drug Plan Finder Might Lead to Higher Cost
Program experts and people who help with sign-ups say the tool can obscure out-of-pocket costs
Bipartisan Bill to Curb Drug Costs Backed by White House
Senate bill does not give Medicare bargaining power but would cap out-of-pocket payments by beneficiaries
Seriously Ill Medicare Beneficiaries Face Financial Hardship
Majority of respondents rely on help from family and friends, at considerable cost
Outcomes Poor With Medical Care From Fraud, Abuse Perpetrators
Mortality and emergency hospitalization rates higher in Medicare beneficiaries with FAP exposures
