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Trump’s benchmark payment rate increase for insurance companies? It comes at a cost, both for insurers and Americans — here’s the skinny for older adults in the Me…
Advocates highlighted that program costs have seen margins fall sharply in the insurance sector. Enrolled older adults have ...
Democrats Urge GOP To Target Medicare Advantage 'Upcoding' Instead Of Medicaid Cuts, Calling Budget Plan A 'Man-Made Disaster'
Democrats are calling on GOP leaders to discard Medicaid cuts and instead address Medicare Advantage "upcoding" to tackle ...
Democrats push GOP toward Medicare ‘upcoding’ instead of Medicaid cuts
Democratic lawmakers are asking GOP leadership to reject Medicaid cuts in favor of going after Medicare Advantage “upcoding” ...
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Democrats urge Republicans to focus on Medicare Advantage upcoding instead of Medicaid cuts
Stopping MA insurers from inflating their reimbursement is a better strategy to save federal dollars than restricting ...
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Democrats urge GOP to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding instead of Medicaid cuts, citing $50B in waste. CBO predicts 5M+ ...
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Medicare Advantage challenges catch up to UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth Group seemed immune from the higher costs and systemic changes in the Medicare Advantage program that bedeviled ...
NYC union yanks backing for one Council member, pulls cash to others over Medicare Advantage beef
DC 37, the city’s largest public sector union, has rescinded its endorsement of one City Council member and committed to stop donating to several others in retaliation for their support of a ...
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Does Medicare Advantage cost more than traditional Medicare?
The federal Medicare program spends more per beneficiary for a person on Medicare Advantage than if the person were on ...
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Will the Trump Administration Advantage Medicare Advantage?
Managed Healthcare Executive gives C-suite executives in health plans and provider organizations news and strategies for ...
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CMS’s 2026 Final Medicare Advantage Rule Focuses on Implementing the IRA and Deregulation
Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (Final Rule). With CMS releasing the 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed ...
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More Medicare plans cover Humira biosimilars, but do little to encourage patient use
A report from the inspector general of HHS examines the latest trends since several biosimilar versions of Humira were ...
What costs does Medicare not cover in 2025?
There are expenses that Medicare won't cover in 2025, and it's important to find other ways to cover these costs.