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Insurers Nervously Await Proposed Medicare Advantage Rates
The health insurance industry will be closely watching on Friday when the CMS is scheduled to release initial guidance on Medicare Advantage rates for 2015.
The health insurance industry will be closely watching on Friday when the CMS is scheduled to release initial guidance on Medicare Advantage rates for 2015. The trade group America's Health Insurance Plans has been waging an aggressive marketing campaign, called “Seniors Are Watching,” in Washington and beyond to stave off rate cuts.
Insurers anticipate unfavorable news. In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Humana said it expects a cut of 6% to 7% for 2015, up from the 4% to 5% previously anticipated.
But even if the CMS proposes cuts, they won't necessarily go through. Last year, the CMS initially proposed a 2.2% cut. But after heavy lobbying by insurers, the Obama administration—which needs insurance industry support for Obamacare—increased rates by 3.3%.
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Source: Modern Healthcare
NK Cell Therapy SNK01 Improves Cognitive Function in Alzheimer Disease for up to 11 Weeks
December 3rd 2023Among 10 patients evaluated, compared with their baseline at 1 week after receiving their final dose in the trial, 30% demonstrated clinical improvement on the Alzheimer’s disease composite score.
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Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Thyme Care CEO and Cofounder Robin Shah
October 2nd 2023Robin Shah, CEO of Thyme Care, which he founded in 2020 with Bobby Green, MD, president and chief medical officer, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, to discuss his evolution as an entrepreneur in oncology care innovation and his goal of positively changing how patients experience the cancer system.
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Insufficient Data, Disparities Plague Lung Cancer Risk Factor Documentation
September 24th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the senior author of a study published in the September 2023 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® on the importance of adequate and effective lung cancer risk factor documentation to determine a patient's eligibility for screening.
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