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2024 Medicare Updates – How We Can Help

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Created as an insurance coverage plan for those over 65, Medicare offers four levels of benefits that cover everything from hospital insurance to prescription medicine costs. 2024 Medicare Part D Costs Updates While the cost of Part D insurance premiums is expected to decrease from an average of $56.49

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NHC 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Comments

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NHC 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Comments January 16, 2024 Allen Pinn, Coordinator, Policy The National Health Council (NHC) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) on January 8.

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Prior Authorization: Two Words We Love to Hate

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Prior authorization has been popular with the insurance industry because it works. This is known as the sentinel effect, and in the initial stages, providers accommodated the process without much complaint. The health insurance industry didn’t have many other tools to suppress demand, so it went with the sentinel effect by default.

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Considerations for Hernia Patients when Selecting a Surgeon

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Considerations for Hernia Patients when Selecting a Surgeon January 4, 2024 By: Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative Patient Engagement & Advocacy Committee & Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative Board of Directors Choosing a surgeon is a decision that can significantly impact patients’ health and well-being.

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2023 Medicare Updates – What You Need to Know

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If this applies to you, then you can begin your application process here to get the process started. Medicare Part D has four phases of coverage that users need to be aware of before and during enrollment in the program. In 2022, the initial coverage limit was $4,430. In 2022, the coverage gap limit was $7,050.

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NHC Response to the House Education and the Workforce RFI on ERISA Plans

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NHC Response to the House Education and the Workforce RFI on ERISA Plans (PDF) March 15, 2024 The Honorable Virginia Foxx Chairwoman Committee on Education and the Workforce U.S. ERISA is long overdue for Congressional attention, and we appreciate that the RFI starts this process.

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Health Care Riders

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Health Care Riders February 1, 2024 By: Allen Pinn, Coordinator, Policy In January, the Senate and House reached an agreement to fund the government through the first week of March. We reiterated these priorities to start the year in January 2024. The House passed H.R. 5378 More Transparency, Lower Costs Act in December 2023.