CMS, HHS: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities
Notice of final rule and interpretation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) that reinstates regulatory protections from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in covered health programs and activities. Among other things, HHS is finalizing its interpretation regarding whether Medicare Part B constitutes Federal financial assistance for purposes of civil rights enforcement and to nondiscrimination provisions to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual in regulations issued by the CMS governing Me...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - May 6, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Modern Healthcare hires Early to cover regulators
She is currently a health care reporter and managing editor for Inside Health Policy covering health policy developments at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as on the Hill, at the White House and in the Supreme Court. Her areas of focus include Medicare Advantage policy,…#insidehealthpolicy #centersformedicare #medicaidservices #hill #supremecourt #medicareadvantage #butleruniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can a Nursing Home Take Our Savings? We Have a $500k Roth IRA and a Trust to Protect Us
Can a nursing home seize your savings? What if your money is in a trust or a Roth IRA? For married and single retirees alike, these are important questions with nuanced answers. First for the good news: A nursing home cannot simply take your retirement accounts or savings. Short of legal action…#medicaid #genworth #socialsecurity #alecfroot #cfa #dbrco #medicare #massachusetts #dutchmendenhall #raddiversified (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation; Diagnostic Errors
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - May 4, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Insulin Cost Is a Key Campaign Issue for Biden
President Biden says lowering the cost of insulin for seniors is among his proudest domestic policy achievements. He now faces the challenge of selling it to Americans of all ages. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 4, 2024 Category: American Health Authors: Zolan Kanno-Youngs Tags: United States Politics and Government Diabetes Insulin Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medicare Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Presidential Election of 2024 Biden, Joseph R Jr Source Type: news
CVS Stock Discovers a Medicare Disadvantage
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lack of supervision at psychiatric facility led to sexual assaults and a patient's escape to a pond: report
Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure inpatient psychiatric facility has found. The investigation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that staff didn’t always adequately…#oregonstatehospital #centersformedicare #medicaidservices #salem #sarawalker #cms (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare Advantage enrollment drops in seven states
As more baby boomers retire, Medicare and Medicare Advantage enrollment is expected to skyrocket. Both the traditional and privatized version of the senior health insurance have gained many more patients as seniors look for health care coverage in their golden years. In seven states, the opposite…#medicare #medicareadvantage #alaska #colorado #georgia #hawaii #iowa #michigan #michaelryan #michaelryanmoneycom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Richest Americans now pay less tax than working class in historical first
America's richest are paying less tax than working-class people in a historical first. Data published by The New York Times shows that America's top billionaires are now paying less taxes than they have for decades. In the 1960s, the 400 richest Americans paid more than half of their income in…#times #amazon #jeffbezos #tesla #gabrielzucman #medicare #medicaid (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare Says It Expects To Spend $3.5 Billion In 2025 On Alzheimer ’s Drug Leqembi, But This Is Unlikely
Skepticism may be warranted when Medicare says it expects to spend $3.5 billion on the Alzheimer ’s disease drug Leqembi. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joshua Cohen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS, HHS: Clarifying the Eligibility of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Recipients and Certain Other Noncitizens for a Qualified Health Plan through an Exchange, Advance Payments of the Premium Tax Credit, Cost-Sharing Reductions, and a Basic Health Program
Pre-publication notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) making several clarifications and updating the definitions used to determine whether a consumer is "lawfully present" in order to be eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) through an Exchange; a Basic Health Program (BHP), in states that elect to operate a BHP; and for some state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIPs). This rule includes Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and certain other noncitizens in the definitions of "lawfully present" for purposes of eligibility for these ...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - May 3, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Analysts revise CVS stock targets after Aetna Medicare Advantage earnings plunge
These are trying times for the healthcare industry, but Karen Lynch says her company has gone through tough times before. "We have a track record of successfully navigating complex industry pressure, and we’ll continue to demonstrate our resilience," the president and CEO of CVS Health told…#karenlynch #cvshealth #medicareadvantage #medicare #affordablecareact #cvs #unitedhealthgroup #unh #humana #changehealthcare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alignment Healthcare Posts Loss Even As Medicare Advantage Enrollment Soars
Medicare advantage provider Alignment Healthcare ended the first quarter with 165,100 members, which was a 50 percent increase compared to the year-ago period. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma standard Source Type: news
Ivan Cheung
In the pharmaceutical world, where ideas far outnumber marketable products, executives adhere to the motto of “fail often, and fail early,” with the understanding that to do so requires the discipline to know when to cut their losses and say no. But Ivan Cheung followed other advice as CEO of Eisai, Inc. “The opposite is also true,” he says. “You have to have the discipline to say yes when everybody is trying to tell you to say no.”
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Cheung took a big risk in 2019 when he decided to continue developing lecanemab—which became the secon...
Source: TIME: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Accolades franchise Magazine Special Project sponsorshipblock time100health2024 Source Type: news
CVS Health Dives To 3-Year Low On Medicare Cost Surge
posted first-quarter results early Wednesday that badly missed estimates, dragged down by "utilization pressure in the company's Medicare business." CVS stock, a laggard since the middle of last decade, tumbled to a three-year low in early stock market action. CVS also sharply cut its full-year…#medicare #cvs #unitedhealthgroup #unh #humana #eps #medicaid #medicareadvantage (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
