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Hospitals Chafe Under Medicare鈥檚 New Payment Rule For Off-Campus Clinics
Under the rule that took effect this year, Medicare will lower payments for clinic visits performed at hospital-owned facilities to a rate that is equivalent to what it pays an independent doctor. Federal officials expect the move will save the government $380 million this year.
Insured But Still In Debt: 5 Jobs Pulling In $100K A Year No Match For Medical Bills
An Arizona couple played by the rules and bought employer-provided health insurance. But after they had a baby this year, their out-of-pocket hospital costs and doctors鈥 bills climbed to more than $12,000 鈥 and medical debt now threatens their new family.
Health Insurance Costs Crushing Many People Who Don鈥檛 Get Federal Subsidies
The rising costs of premiums, deductibles and copayments have driven millions who don鈥檛 get a subsidy to drop their coverage or turn to cheaper, less comprehensive 鈥 and sometimes inadequate 鈥 insurance.
Medicamentos de Medicare pueden costar menos pagando en efectivo
Beneficiarios de Medicare pueden conseguir medicamentos m谩s baratos si pagan en efectivo… pero por reglas mordaza el farmac茅utico no puede decirlo.
Looking For Lower Medicare Drug Costs? Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price.
Sometimes a drug plan鈥檚 copayment is higher than the cash price, and under a little-known federal rule, pharmacists have to tell Medicare beneficiaries that 鈥 but only if they ask.
Benefit Change Could Raise Costs For Patients Getting Drug Copay Assistance
More health plans are refusing to count the copayment assistance offered by drug makers as part of the patients鈥 deductibles or out-of-pocket limits.
Pfizer Settles Kickback Case Related To Copay Assistance For $24M
The drugmaker agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department over allegations that it funneled copay assistance money through a foundation to Medicare patients.
Congress Urged To Cut Medicare Payments To Many Stand-Alone ERs
As free-standing emergency departments multiply, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommends a 30 percent reduction in some federal reimbursements for those within 6 miles of a hospital.
Obamacare: 5 nuevas cosas que debes saber
El per铆odo abierto de inscripci贸n para las personas que compran su propio seguro de salud ya est谩 en marcha, y termina el 15 de diciembre de 2017. Estos son cinco factores para tener en cuenta.
5 Things To Know About ACA At Year 5
This year鈥檚 Obamacare open enrollment will be marked by a number of changes. KHN helps you navigate them.聽
Insurers Can Bend Out-Of-Network Rules For Patients Who Need Specific Doctors
Individuals who require very specialized care for their health are advised to make their case when a plan doesn鈥檛 cover their doctor.
The Next Obamacare Battleground: Subsidies For Out-Of-Pocket Costs 聽
Exchange enrollees and insurers fret over a lawsuit that could end federal help with copays and deductibles.
La pr贸xima batalla del Obamacare: subsidios para gastos de bolsillo
Los subsidios que ayudan a las personas con sus copagos y deducibles, distintos a los cr茅ditos impositivos para pagar las primas, est谩n en medio de una batalla legal luego de una demanda republicana.
Sticker Shock Forces Thousands Of Cancer Patients To Skip Drugs, Skimp On Treatment
A growing number of patients fail to fill prescriptions because the cost of cancer drugs is too high.
Sin Obamacare, 驴qu茅 pasar谩 con el seguro de salud a trav茅s de su empleo?
Si piensas que porque tienes seguro de salud a trav茅s de tu trabajo en una gran compa帽铆a, no te afectar谩 si los republicanos cambian el Obamacare, pi茅nsalo dos veces. Muchas de las provisiones de la ley tambi茅n aplican a los planes ofrecidos por grandes empleadores.
Large Employer Health Plans Could Also See Some Impacts From Obamacare Overhaul
With the future of Obamacare on the line, workers might want to consider what benefits they have gained through the landmark law.
Report For State Insurance Commissioners Offers Options To Improve Drug Access
The report describes steps that states could take to address a number of drug-coverage issues in the commercial insurance market.
Colon Cancer Screening: Five Things To Know
The U.S Preventive Services Task Force recently expanded the list of approved colorectal cancer screening tests. Here鈥檚 a primer on these various tests and how they might be covered now and in the future by health insurance.
Three Changes Consumers Can Expect In Next Year鈥檚 Obamacare Coverage
The Department of Health and Human Services issues new rules designed to simplify health coverage consumers buy through Healthcare.gov.
Consumer Choices Have Limited Impact On U.S. Health Care Spending: Study
An analysis from the Health Care Cost Institute finds that less than half of health care costs are for services considered 鈥渟hoppable,鈥 and consumers鈥 out-of-pocket spending on that is just 7 percent of all spending.
