A CMS demonstration for health care focused on intensive care, for Medicare beneficiaries with heavy health needs shows early promise.
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Research published in the Annals of Family Medicine finds that for Medicare beneficiaries, being seen by a primary care doctor offering more comprehensive services lowers cost.
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A study in the New England Journal of Medicine explores the cost impact of hospice use by nursing home residents.
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Bookending the week is another medication item as CMS released detailed data on drug use by Medicare beneficiaries.
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After years of procrastinating, Congress has enacted a permanent change to physician reimbursement under Medicare, but the law contains a number of other interesting provisions, the most significant of which may turn out to be mandating copays on MedSupp policies.
http://kaiserhealthnews.org/news/faq-could-congress-be-ready-to-fix-medicare-pay-for-doctors-2/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17093966&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-86G-f70VeaMEtrKi30CNYYc19R5XHQbt9fK8Wijv5sA226KLMz5dIkkJrFUdAAkgP2AMoydZqxaN5Kq-ZjMEK-nr5-cA&_hsmi=17093966A Congressional Budget Office report examines the effects of competition among Part D plans in Medicare's prescription drug benefit.
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A study in Health Affairs analyzes health care spending for the elderly, who account for the largest population subset of those costs.
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Medicare spending, like overall health spending, has been lower for the last few years than was originally projected. A Kaiser Family Foundation brief attempts to understand factors behind the slowdown.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that Medicare beneficiaries who had poor prognosis for cancer and were treated in hospice had lower overall spending.
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