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3+ min ago  (696+ words) One of Medicare’s most puzzling rules has nothing to do with the care patients receive. For many routine outpatient services, it pays substantially more when care is delivered in a hospital-owned facility than when the exact same service is performed…...

39+ min ago  (826+ words) One of the biggest advantages of health insurance is the cashless treatment facility. Whenever a patient seeks admission at one of the network hospitals, the insurer or TPA is authorized to authorize a cashless claim for treatment, thus sparing the…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1028+ words) Medicare Part A still faces a serious funding deadline The latest Medicare Trustees Report pushed an important deadline closer. Medicare's Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which helps pay for Medicare Part A, is now projected to run short in the second…...

40+ min ago  (617+ words) The once-stodgy, boring Medicare program experienced many changes over the last few years. More changes were announced in the last few weeks. A major change is that beginning July 1, Medicare covers prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs for $50 per month under Part…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (159+ words) This week’s Elevance Health and UnitedHealth Group quarterly earnings are much anticipated for signs these companies’ health insurance businesses and that of their rivals are keeping a handle on rising costs. Elevance, which owns Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (409+ words) UnitedHealth Group shares surged more than 8% after federal regulators unveiled a stronger-than-expected Medicare Advantage payment increase, delivering relief to the health insurance giant and the broader managed-care sector. The stock jumped from its Monday close of $281.41 to above $305 in intraday…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (166+ words) Key players in New York’s multitrillion-dollar industry. During state budget talks in Albany this year, one of the biggest battles was over insurance Kathy Hochul rolled out a package of bills that her administration asserted would crack down on auto…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago  (563+ words) WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – The federal watchdog for the U.S. health department generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over six months and barred 1,212 individuals and companies from federal programs, it said on Monday, even as its overall enforcement activity…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (737+ words) Medicare covers zero custodial care, leaving families to absorb assisted living bills averaging $74,400 a year entirely out of savings. Hybrid LTC insurance before 65 and Medicaid after a legal spend-down are the only instruments that fill the gap Medicare leaves behind....

17+ hour, 54+ min ago  (736+ words) Traders Union Mark Cuban notes administrative challenges add to U.S. health care expenses Administrative processes continue to weigh heavily on the U.S. health care system. In a recent post, Mark Cuban remarked that significant portions of doctors' time—up to 25 percent—are…...