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Medicare Advantage Will Be Overpaid by $1.2 Trillion
Read moreThe Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released their latest status report on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program last week. Based on this...
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Hundreds of Billions in Medicaid Savings from Financing Schemes
Read moreThe budget resolution approved by the House Budget Committee last week includes reconciliation instructions for the Energy and Commerce Committee to...
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CBO’s Medicare Savings Options
Read moreMedicare – a federal program that provides health insurance to seniors and some individuals with disabilities – is one of the largest and fastest...
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Medicaid Savings Options
Read moreUpdate: The offset options below were estimated prior to enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and have not been updated. Some options...
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Reform Needed for Medicaid DSH
Read moreFederal Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments are set to face an $8 billion annual reduction – more than 50 percent – in 2025, 2026...
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Medicare Framework Calls for Important Site-Neutral Reforms
Read moreToday, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released a framework for Medicare site-neutral payment reform. The framework acknowledges...
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CBO Estimates Medicare Coverage of Weight-Loss Drugs
Read moreIn a much-anticipated release, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published projections estimating it would cost Medicare an additional $35 billion...
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PBM Reform on the Horizon
Read moreIn recent years, lawmakers have increasingly focused on reforms to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) — the intermediaries owned or hired by insurance...
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Q: Did Trump Propose Deep Medicare Cuts? A: No
Read moreIn a recent report, “The Trump-Vance ‘Concept’ on Health Care,” Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign claims that former President...
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What’s Driving Medicaid Spending?
Read moreIn the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest budget baseline, the agency revised projections of Medicaid enrollment and outlays for the next...
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The Looming Telehealth Flexibilities Deadline
Read moreCongress faces a number of deadlines prior to the end of the year, including the question of whether or not to extend Medicare’s flexible telehealth...
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The Federal Tax Benefits for Nonprofit Hospitals
Read moreMore than half of the nation’s hospitals are designated as “charitable” nonprofit institutions by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), exempting them...