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One in Two Americans with Work-Based Insurance Worries That Healthcare Costs Could Lead to Bankruptcy

Health Populi

with employer-sponsored health insurance worry that a major health event in their household could lead to bankruptcy, according to research gathered by West Health and Gallup in Business Speaks: The Future of Employer-Sponsored Insurance. Health Populi’s Hot Points: U.S. One-half of U.S.

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DOJ charges four in $37M global telehealth fraud scheme

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

According to the indictment , starting in May 2014 the defendants and their co-conspirators allegedly used telehealth to generate prescriptions for compounded medications and durable medical equipment, regardless of medical necessity. The agency said that patient information had been provided by marketing companies. THE LARGER TREND.

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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

Add into this picture a CCS Insight analyst’s forecast last week that Apple could enter the health insurance market in 2024. health care system not seen since the 1968 creation of Medicare, coupled with decreased reimbursement due to health care reform.

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CMS’ Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs

Healthcare Law Blog

On January 6, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the proposed rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Proposed Rule”). Enrollee Participation in Plan Governance (§ 422.107). and 422.107).

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How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Health Populi

With “Economy” embodied in the law’s name, a rationale for including HITECH in ARRA was, in part, to help stimulate the nation’s economy beyond the revenues of health IT companies many of whom, in the short-term, directly benefited from the law. Some historical perspective is useful for context.

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Health Provider News

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in repairs Sutter Health faces possible $519M payout in alleged double billing case COLORADO Denver Health sued by sons after father’s jail death How a Kaiser Permanente worker strike could affect Colorado patients Kaiser names regional president Medical Office Building in Littleton Sells for $6.1M

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A Rural Georgia Community Reels After Its Hospital Closes

Kaiser Health News

Health care experts and recent studies say Medicaid expansion helps keep hospitals afloat because it increases the number of adults with low incomes who have health insurance. In several of those states, including Georgia, Republican-led governments have said such a step would be too costly. .

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