Category: Health Insurance

Congress must fix the Medicare penalty that’s keeping millions from aging at home

People enrolled in Medicare got good news recently. Their annual out-of-pocket costs for Part D prescription drug coverage will be capped at $2,000 next year. That should provide welcome relief to millions of older adults who worry about how they will …

Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025

For the third time, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services has extended telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications and certain narcotic drugs.
The extension is through December …

University Hospitals expanding with $3.2 million donation

University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio has received a $3.2 million donation it will use toward construction of a new training center, as well as caregiver education and simulation programming.

UAB, Press Ganey launch certificate program for healthcare leaders

Birmingham’s Center for Healthcare Management and Leadership will offer a new certificate program to enhance leadership skills for healthcare executives, with the week-long program, developed and facilitated by UAB and Press Ganey, starting in spring 2…

Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Reuters.

Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship

A new report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association shows a deteriorating relationship between providers and payers.

Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship

A new report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association shows a deteriorating relationship between providers and payers.

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Readying for Republican Rule

Come January, Republicans will control the House of Representatives, Senate, and White House, regaining full power for the first time since 2018. That will give them significant clout to dramatically change health policy. But slim margins in Congress will leave little room for dissent. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump has vowed not to touch Medicare, though […]

Johnson and Johnson sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan

Drugmaker Johnson and Johnson is suing the Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, for blocking its new 340B rebate model, and is seeking to verify the legality of its plan.

AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies

The American Medical Association has voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ charity care policies that justify their tax-exempt status.
The AMA wants a standardization of the financial assistance process as current criteria varies a…