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A Conservative Blueprint for Universal Healthcare

Achieving universal coverage is possible using the ACA as a framework

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Docs' Liking for Knee Injection Tied to Industry Payments

Threefold rate for giving hyaluronic acid shots among those paid more than $100

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Hospice Care Is Not Giving Up, It Is Leaning In

Hospice benefits should be expanded

Pay More $$ to Doctors Who Treat Medicare Beneficiaries, MedPAC Tells Congress

Physicians are experiencing the same inflation as everyone else, commission says

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Mask Review Clarified; CDC Debunks Ladapo's Vax Claim; Using AI to Deny Care

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Biden Unveils Plan for Medicare Funding in $6.8 Trillion Budget Proposal

Includes $1.7 trillion for HHS programs, extends solvency of the Medicare trust fund

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Ankle Docs See Falling Medicare Payments

Inflation-adjusted reimbursements for fusion, joint replacement slip

MedPAC Considers Reference Pricing and Other Ideas for Cutting Part B Drug Costs

Caps for some "accelerated approval" drugs, new add-on fee structure also in the mix

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Let's Make Insulin More Affordable for All Who Need It, Biden Says

"We've got to finish the job"

Medicare Plan Commissions May Steer Beneficiaries to Wrong Coverage

Commonwealth Fund report: opaque, misaligned agent incentives influence enrollment choices

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'Advocacy Is Hard, and Washington Is a Difficult Place'

AMA president Jack Resneck Jr., MD, opens up about his challenges and successes so far

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Medicare to Study Ways to Bring Down Drug Prices for Beneficiaries

The CMS Innovation Center is looking at three possible payment models

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Docs Push for More Medicare $; Binge Drinking Pill? Malaria-Bearing Mosquitos Spread

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Drug Czar Issues Challenge to Docs: Help Us Devise Better Substance Use Tx Options

Become part of the addiction treatment system, Gupta urges AMA members

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Medicare Advantage Ads in Your Patient Portal? CMS Says They Shouldn't Be There

Patient outraged when portal mixed MA sales pitch with doctors' notes

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How Will Medicare's New Drug Rebate Law Work?

Drugmakers who hike prices too fast must repay Medicare

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Let's Tie Medicare Reimbursement Increases to Inflation

We must reward physicians treating higher-need patients

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Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare's Solvency for 'At Least Two Decades'

Healthcare featured prominently in president's State of the Union address

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Do Weight-Loss Startups Have a Future?

Here are my predictions for the industry

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Medicare Advantage Plans Fielded 35 Million Prior Auth Requests in 2021

Two million requests denied; reasons for denial remain elusive, according to a new report

CMS Rule Means Medicare Advantage Plans Will Pay Back Billions in Overpayments

Audits finding unsubstantiated claims will extrapolate overpayments to insurers' other claims

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'Can You Hear Me Now?'

New rules allowing for over-the-counter hearing aid sales are a step in the right direction

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Medicare Part D Plan Prices May Change Unexpectedly

How many seniors end up paying more than they thought they would?

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Ob/Gyn Convicted on Sex Counts; Cancer-Sniffing Ants; House GOP Mulls Medicare Cuts

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Over 1 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Will Pocket Savings From Insulin Cap

Report uses 2020 claims data to estimate potential effects of IRA's $35 monthly insulin cap

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Death by 10,000 Clicks: The Electronic Health Record

Here are a few steps to relieve the burden

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Worried About Your Medicare Payment Because of the Debt Limit? Don't Be, Experts Say

Congress still has several months to solve the problem

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Medicare to Look More Closely at Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Homes

Agency will begin doing "targeted, off-site audits"

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The Urgent Care Center Fail-Safe Is Failing Americans

Stricter regulation and licensing can improve care and access to care

Is Healthcare Innovation Possible Within the Current System?

Reflections on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)

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Reduced Medicare Cost-Sharing Yields Uneven Uptick in Access to Mental Heath Care

Improvements in access to care largely only significant for white beneficiaries

MedPAC Members Applaud Proposals to Change Part B Drug Payments to Docs

But concerns were raised about potential effects of one proposal on private oncology practices

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COVID Vax Antibodies in Breast Milk; Medicare Fight Brews; Flipping the Aging Switch

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

MedPAC Recommends Upping Doc Pay, Especially for Those Who Treat Low-Income Patients

Commission members approve two draft recommendations to boost Medicare physician reimbursement

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Expected Price Hikes for COVID Vaccines a Topic of Concern at White House, Congress

Administration "doing everything it can" to keep the vaccines affordable, HHS secretary says

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Is Audio-Only Healthcare Risky Business?

Thorough evaluations of its adoption and quality are essential

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Perverse Economies: Who Is Worth Saving?

It's often cheaper to let people die

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The Eye Surgery Turf War Isn't Serving Veterans

The VA should hold strong to its updated care guidelines

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Senate Eases Medicare Cuts as Part of $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill

Physicians now likely face a 2% cut in Medicare payments, instead of a 4.5% cut

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Physician Faces Jan. 6 Charges; Uvalde Response Under Fire; Hospital Owners Revealed

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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