Medical Services Authorized by the Veterans Health Administration: Avoid Duplicate Payments In a report, the Office of the Inspector General found that Medicare paid providers for medical services authorized and paid for by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ community care programs, resulting in duplicate payments of up to $128 million. We don’t pay for services authorized under Veterans Health Administration benefits. More information to bill correctly: Medicare Secondary Payer (PDF) booklet https://lnkd.in/gDGWt9bU Medicare Overpayments (PDF) fact sheet https://lnkd.in/grbr2EHJ Section 50.1.1 Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 16 (PDF) https://lnkd.in/gY6ThpE4
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Reevaluating Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage: Is It Truly Beneficial? Medicare Advantage (MA) plans were initially designed to reduce healthcare costs by providing fixed payments to private health plans, incentivizing them to deliver the same outcomes at lower costs. One cost-control method used is prior authorization. However, studies show mixed outcomes on whether these denials actually reduce costs without harming patients. In fact, many health systems have decided to drop MA plans due to the adverse effects, additional financial burdens, and administrative challenges they create. Ongoing efforts from CMS and lawmakers aim to address these issues. I'm curious to hear your thoughts—what do you believe is the true benefit of the prior authorization system? #valuebasedcare #healthcare #ma https://lnkd.in/eN6J2XKp
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Well done! The GP Medicare rebate for a regular consultation has simply NOT KEPT UP with CPI due to the freeze imposed by your predecessors. This is the direct cause of GPs abandoning or limiting bulk billing to the very needy. The entire Medicare rebate system needs an overhaul. We have a purely reactionary disease treatment system not a HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. Our medical system is akin to the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff waiting to pick up the victims of a car crash 💥. Australia 🇦🇺 spends next to nothing on prevention of disease which costs far far less than the crisis management model of care we are operating at the moment. Hospitals 🏥 have their place as training institutions for healthcare workers and to treat injured and chronically ill patients but they should not be the focus for providing care for the vast majority of the population.
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Getting health care should rely on your Medicare card, not your credit card. That's why we tripled the bulk-billing incentive, helping GPs see more patients for free. Now the stats are in: more than two million extra appointments have been fully bulk-billed, with close to a million in May alone. On top of that, our free Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have just notched up 500,000 visits. And five million Australians have saved money with cheaper medicines. Labor built Medicare and we're working hard to strengthen it.
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Rand released a report on hospital pricing that shows that although medical trend continues to rise, the percentage of Medicare paid to hospitals on a state-level has remained relatively stable. Below are the average percentage of Medicare that employers and private insurers paid hospitals across the U.S. 2018: 254% 2020: 246% 2022: 253% #Medicare #HealthcareCosts #HealthInsurance
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What do these 18 health systems have in common? They're all dropping their Medicare Advantage plans in 2024 due to administrative hurdles like excessive prior authorization denials and delayed payments. With Medicare Advantage covering over half of the nation's older adults, these decisions highlight significant challenges within the system. As more hospitals and health systems reconsider their contracts, it's crucial to stay informed and prepared. https://lnkd.in/gTakEeFy
18 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2024
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Sharing a valuable online resource published by KFF! KFF has launched a Health Policy 101 guide covering a range of topics such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and more. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gVtSG8mJ This resource will be continuously updated by KFF, including annual updates and responses to user feedback. Share your thoughts on how you are utilizing this resource, what aspects are beneficial, and any suggestions for future improvements. #HealthPolicy #KFF #HealthcareResources
Health Policy 101 | KFF
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Rand released a report on hospital pricing. Though medical trend is continuing to increase, the percentage of Medicare paid to hospitals on a state-level has remained relatively stable. Check out the average percentage of Medicare employers and private insurers paid hospitals across the U.S. ⬇️ 2018: 254% 2020: 246% 2022: 253% #healthcarecosts #healthinsurance
Private Health Plans Paid Hospitals 254 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay
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Sharing this nuanced approach to enacting a Medicare site-neutral payment policy that helps accomplish what we all want: a patient-first healthcare system. Well done, Matthew--proud to call you a colleague.
Proud to have authored this new policy framework on a compromise approach to site-neutral payments. This framework shows that we can both make financing changes to Medicare that benefit beneficiaries and the program, and invest in the funding and policy needs of invaluable health care stakeholders, like hospitals and health systems. Please read and share your candid feedback and questions on this framework and the complex and important topic it tries to advance. Hopefully, this provides Congress with a path forward on numerous health priorities in 2024. And if you find this framework approach helpful, please reach out to me if there are other topics of interest that we can take a similar approach on. https://lnkd.in/erH3bGid
Delivering on the Promise of a Patient First Health Care System: A Compromise Approach to Site-Neutral Payments - Leavitt Partners An HMA Company
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The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act seeks to modernize the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage plans. This legislation eliminates long delays and unfair denials by standardizing the process and mandating greater transparency. https://bit.ly/3RvVgmd Fierce Healthcare #healthcare #HealthPlans
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The new HHS final rule penalizes health care providers for information blocking, impacting Medicare payments, MIPS scores and ACO participation. Providers should prepare for increased scrutiny, financial implications and updated compliance requirements. Learn more about what this ruling means for health care providers nationwide: https://lnkd.in/g_v94kU4
HHS Final Rule Overview: Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
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