Aug 23, 2022 | Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule
Surgical Specialties: General, Plastic, Thoracic: Recent developments in general, plastic, and thoracic surgical specialties include mixed Medicare FFS reimbursement trends and stable Medicare spending. Click to read more.
Aug 23, 2022 | Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule
ENT & Audiology: Recent developments in ENT and audiology include mostly positive Medicare FFS reimbursement trends and stable Medicare spending. Click to read more.
Aug 19, 2022 | Managed Care Friday
80: Percent of the total cost that Bluebird Bio will return to insurers if their new FDA-approved gene therapy Zynteglo doesn't stop the need for patients to get regular blood transfusions. The gene therapy costs $2.8 million. Bundle This: We did a poll of 932 parents about what influences their healthcare usage. The amount of time they have to reschedule or miss appointments is going up, and if it were them, they would put pediatrics, dental, orthodontics and physical therapy into one center with a gym. "I'd want the gym for me," quips Molly Rastro, 37, of Connecticut, who says she's...
Aug 16, 2022 | Drugs, Legislation/ Budgets/ Macro, Medicare, Part D
Inflation Reduction Act: Senate reconciliation bill includes energy and ACA subsidies, tax increases, prescription drug price limits in Medicare, and Medicare Part D redesign. CBO's initial projection indicates a net reduction of healthcare spending of $50B over ten years. Click to read more.
