2+ week, 4+ day ago   (660+ words) Medicare Advantage members can lose access to their hospitals, hospital systems and other providers at any time during the year, and when it happens, most beneficiaries have no way to change coverage until months later. Changes in providers during the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (376+ words) Following a parade of health insurance company earnings reports this summer, stocks are rising and costs appear to be under control for now. Take UnitedHealth Group, parent of the nation’s largest health insurer in UnitedHealthcare, reported more than $5 billion in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (975+ words) Somewhere tonight, a college freshman with a sinus infection is sitting in an emergency room at eleven o’clock on a Saturday. Her parents will hear about it Monday, along with a bill. Many will think this is a poor choice....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1322+ words) Medicare beneficiaries should prepare to spend more time analyzing their options during the upcoming Medicare Annual Enrollment Period. For the third consecutive year, beneficiaries should be prepared for significant changes in Medicare offerings. From Oct. 15 – Dec. 7, Medicare beneficiaries can join,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1046+ words) Besides helping protect millions of Americans from the costs of long-term services and supports, well-designed long-term care financing reform also could sharply lower Medicaid costs. Even better: One version of reform, public insurance, could give care recipients and their families…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago   (451+ words) The lack of transparency in prices in so much of our healthcare system is shocking. All actual prices should be revealed, and bills should be itemized, just as we expect them to be at hotels, grocery stores and for all…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (284+ words) Health insurance companies denied “at least 1 in 8 standard requests” when prior authorization of treatments and procedures was required across the largest categories of government-subsidized health insurance last year. A new analysis by KFF shows that insurers denied between 12% and 18% of…...