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 …
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 …
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…
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…
This chart collection takes a deep dive into employment data to analyze how jobs and wages in the health sector shrank and recovered since the coronavirus pandemic struck in early 2020.
Prices for medical services typically rise more quickly than the broader economy, but the reverse has been true recently as general inflation rose rapidly. The recent trend reflects the unusually high inflation affecting other parts of the economy, whi…
As the 2022 mid-term elections approach, inflation and gas prices are on the top of voters’ minds. While health care prices have often risen faster than the rest of the economy, the prices for medical services are generally set in advance – often tied …
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 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.
As the 2022 mid-term elections approach, inflation and gas prices are on the top of voters’ minds. While health care prices have often risen faster than the rest of the economy, the prices for medical services are generally set in advance – often tied …
