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by Mary Beth Donahue Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Medicare Advantage, entitled “Protecting America's Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans." Lawmakers were…
By Greg Gierer, MPP As Congress and policymakers consider potential reforms to Medicare, there’s no shortage of viewpoints and proposals to consider. Earlier this month, the 2022 Medicare Trustees Report showed an improvement in the…
By Mary Beth Donahue Recently an HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report and accompanying New York Times article raised questions about the use of prior authorization in Medicare Advantage. While there are over 28.5…
by Mary Beth Donahue and Andrew MacPherson A few months ago, you would be forgiven for thinking that an EGWP (pronounced “egg whip”) is a breakfast dish, rather than a valued health coverage option. But,…
By Mary Beth Donahue The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states it plainly: “racial and ethnic minority groups, throughout the United States, experience higher rates of illness and death … when compared to…
by Mary Beth Donahue A recent Kaiser Health News article parroted a series of salacious claims on Medicare Advantage spending. “Critics have argued for years that Medicare Advantage costs taxpayers too much,” the article reports.…
