Category: Medicare

The Inflation Reduction Act is a Foot in the Door for Containing Health Care Costs

In this column for the JAMA Forum, KFF’s Larry Levitt explores the Medicare drug-price negotiation provisions and other significant drug-price changes in the Inflation Reduction Act and their potential to lead to further efforts to address health care …

Spending on Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program Payment Reached $10 Billion in 2022

Federal spending on Medicare Advantage bonus payments will reach at least $10 billion in 2022, as the majority of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans that are receiving bonus payments. The average bonus payment per enrollee is highest for Medicar…

Spending on Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program Payment Reached $10 Billion in 2022

Federal spending on Medicare Advantage bonus payments will reach at least $10 billion in 2022, as the majority of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans that are receiving bonus payments. The average bonus payment per enrollee is highest for Medicar…

Journalists Dig Into Questions About the 988 Hotline and Inflation Reduction Act

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Wrapping Up Summer’s Health News

President Joe Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act and Congress is gone until after Labor Day. But the administration and lawmakers left lots of health policy achievements behind, including new rules to facilitate the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids and a potential reorganization of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

How Will the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act Affect Medicare Beneficiaries?

The brief provides a quick explainer of the prescription drug provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law on August 16, 2022 and presents new estimates on how many Medicare beneficiaries could be helped by those provisions.

How Will the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act Affect Medicare Beneficiaries?

The brief provides a quick explainer of the prescription drug provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law on August 16, 2022 and presents new estimates on how many Medicare beneficiaries could be helped by those provisions.

The Biggest Health Care Reform in a Decade Could Lower Your Costs

Larry Levitt writes about the political and practical impact of the health care provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act  in The New York Times op-ed, “The Biggest Health Care Reform in a Decade Could Lower Your Costs.” 

The Biggest Health Care Reform in a Decade Could Lower Your Costs

Larry Levitt writes about the political and practical impact of the health care provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act  in The New York Times guest essay, “The Biggest Health Care Reform in a Decade Could Lower Your Costs.” 

The Biggest Health Care Reform in a Decade Could Lower Your Costs

Larry Levitt writes about the political and practical impact of the health care provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act  in The New York Times guest essay, “The Biggest Health Care Reform in a Decade Could Lower Your Costs.”