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Medicare may nix breakthrough device payment pathway
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (71+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
Medicare Advantage plans win extra $18. 6 billion as feds cut star ratings measures
2+ week, 1+ day ago (425+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....
Health insurers score major win with higher 2027 Medicare Advantage rates
1+ week, 4+ day ago (253+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....
A key Medicare Advantage announcement is due today
1+ week, 4+ day ago (399+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....
Automatic enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans under consideration, top Trump health official says
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (209+ words) President Trump's Medicare director said Thursday his team is considering a policy that would automatically enroll Medicare beneficiaries into Medicare Advantage plans, a controversial idea that was touted in the conservative Project 2025 policy blueprint." "Would either of those, in my…...
Congressional advisers call to rein in Medicare Advantage spending amid industry pressure
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (279+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....
United Health promised transparency. Instead, it's cutting back key disclosures
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....
CMS halts enrollment in Elevance's Medicare Advantage plans, citing years of misconduct
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (161+ words) Elevance Health will no longer be able to enroll people into its Medicare Advantage plans starting March 31, according to a new, harshly worded suspension notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CMS is imposing the punishment after Elevance…...
Optum CMO: Doctors must take responsibility for patient outcomes
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (92+ words) Cohen is chief medical officer of Optum Health. America's health system is buckling under the weight of several converging pressures: an aging population, high rates of chronic disease, a shortage of clinicians, and rising costs. The response to these challenges…...
Does Medicare's ACCESS model pay enough?
2+ mon, 9+ hour ago (144+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...