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“Medicare’s premiums and deductibles typically climb each year, but 2023 is poised to buck that trend.”
These 3 Medicare Changes Could Save Seniors Big Money in 2023
The Motley Fool | Kailey Hagen | October 31, 2022
“An examination of the cases the FTC has taken on — and those it hasn’t — suggests that so far the rhetoric has been more muscular than the reality.”
How Effective Is the Government’s Campaign Against Hospital Mergers?
ProPublica | Allan Sloan, Carson Kessler | October 28, 2022
“When compared with lobbying expenditures in 2000, the 2020 expenditures represent 70% growth across four areas of healthcare including $308.4 million from pharma and manufacturers, $287 million from providers, $80.6 million from payers, and $37.7 million by ‘other firms,’ according to the report, which was published Thursday in JAMA Health Forum.”
Healthcare Lobbying Expenditures Up 70% Since 2000
HealthLeaders | John Commins | October 28, 2022
“Lower-income cancer patients — and especially those in rural places — tend to fare worse….”
California Cancer Care Isn’t Equitable; A New Law Might Help
CalMatters | Ana B. Ibarra | October 28, 2022
“We’re in a place in this country where the majority (67%) of adults who reported medical bill or debt problems was insured when that care was provided.”
EP384: How Shareholders Impact Payer Behavior, Exactly and Specifically, With Wendell Potter
Relentless Health Value | Wendell Potter | October 27, 2022
“Consumers in the 25 to 34 age group were especially concerned about costs, according to the survey of 5,000 adults conducted in early August.”
Nearly Half of Consumers Are in Debt Due to Medical Bills, Survey Finds
Healthcare Dive | Susan Kelly | October 26, 2022
“Regulators aren’t the only ones keeping a close eye on the MA market. The Senate Finance Committee recently announced an investigation into MA marketing practices….”
CMS to Restrict Medicare Advantage TV Ads, Scrutinize Brokers and Agents Amid High Complaints
Fierce Healthcare | Robert King | October 26, 2022
“Black women have a 53% increased risk of dying in the hospital during childbirth, no matter their income level, type of insurance or other social determinants of health….”
Systemic Racism Plays Role in Much Higher Maternal Mortality Rate Among Black Women
Medical Xpress | American Society of Anesthesiologists | October 23, 2022
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