Tools and resources to help you care for UnitedHealthcare Connected® for One Care (Medicare-Medicaid plan) members.•Administrative guide •Clinical care guidelines •Link to the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange •Medical and reimbursement policies •Plan news and training •Prior ...
October brought the second of two Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Part D annual disclosures, in the form of Creditable Coverage Letters. The IRS released the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment information affecting employee benefit plans. We were reminded that while there are ...
Personal health care needs regarding the frequency of services The costs of services and supplies not covered by your Medicare plan(s) Choosing a health care provider that is in or out of network Whether you have Medicaid or a Medicare Supplement plan ...
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Assessment of the effect of an enhanced prior authorization and management program in a United States Medicaid program on chronic hepatitis C treatment adherence and cost - ScienceDirectObjectivesThe market for chronic hepatitis C (HCV)doi:10.1016/j.japh.2018.06.013Shellie L. Keast...
The bill also did not include electronic prior auth standards that was broadly supported by all sectors, even some insurers, in healthcare, nor did it include provisions to prevent future pandemics and address the opioid crisis. The Senate did separately pass a cancer research bill that was inc...
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented stress on health care systems across the globe. This stress has altered prenatal, labor, delivery, and postpartum care in the U.S., motivating many pregnant people to seek maternal health care with community midwives in a home or freestanding birth...
Value-based care models can’t be about just how to reduce spending or improve quality of care, according to a new study.
care group from 0.20 to 0.50. Thus, with an overall sample size of 440 subjects or 220 per arm (11 churches per arm with 20 subjects in each church), the study is powered adequately, even with attrition. Based on our prior study in which approximately 50% of AAs above age 50 years ...
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