November 23 and 24, 2023
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The Healthcare Labyrinth Newsfeed will be off on November 23 and 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be back on November 27. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Stay safe! — Marc S. Ryan
The Healthcare Labyrinth Newsfeed will be off on November 23 and 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be back on November 27. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Stay safe! — Marc S. Ryan
CMS’ UM Rule for Medicare Advantage Already Being Debated The new CMS 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) rule prohibiting the use of most evidence-based criteria by MA plans is already being debated. Hospital lobbies are saying plans are out of compliance and January 1 has not even hit yet. Read my new companion blog at the blog tab on this site. I tell you why this rule is a terrible idea. Additional article here: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/health-plans-2024-medicare-advantage-rule-aha-cms-unitedhealthcare #hospitals #medicareadvantage #medicare #ncd #lcd #priorauthorization Link to Article Interesting Article on Cancer Care Between MA and FFS Interesting study on cancer care differences between MA and FFS. Touches on prior authorization and networks. Something for MA plans to think about as the PA debate heats up and the new UM rule comes unto effect. #medicare #medicareadvantage #cancercare #priorauthorization #networkadequacy Link to Article FL Blue Using AI to Speed Authorizations While many plans are being criticized
Out For Blood Is Right: Great Example of Outrageous Prices And The Need For Reform Kaiser Health News, the healthcare news aggregator, also does tremendous original news stories. One of its series is “Bill of the Month,” where it features one person’s heartache related to a recent healthcare bill. In this article, KFF intervened to get the patient’s bill cancelled, but she is among the lucky ones. It is also important to remember that not all surprise bills you receive will suddenly go away under the No Surprises Act. This surprise bill was from an in-network provider (hospital), which was charging outrageous lab fees on everyday tests. The health plan negotiated a poor discount and the patient’s plan had the insured covering a percentage of allowable costs. The article touches upon the need for site neutral payments to lower costs in the system and protect consumer’s from high costs. Why
