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Private health plans paid hospitals 254% of what Medicare would pay during 2022
13 May 2024 06:53 GMT
… Virginia, Wisconsin) had relative prices that were above 300% of Medicare.
… facility services averaged 255% of Medicare prices, outpatient hospital facility … cost of specialty prescription drugs, comparing prices for medications administered in hospital …
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The problem(s) with a conservative group’s attack ad in Wisconsin
09 May 2024 16:49 GMT
A couple of years ago, ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans ran into a little trouble when some of their Senate ads were so brazenly deceptive, they had to be pulled from the airwaves.
This recent history came to mind reading this report from …
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Delay in Florida Medicaid trial raises stakes for hundreds of thousands
14 May 2024 08:56 GMT
… the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services says that they … those may be. Certain medications can have side effects that … request a prescription for medication they could use to … while two additional states - Wisconsin and Massachusetts - are considering …
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Patients with private insurance can face higher health costs at hospitals
13 May 2024 20:44 GMT
… Wisconsin charged private insurance prices that were above 300% of what Medicare … higher prices for prescription drugs administered by a health … charged for the same drugs given in a … benchmarking against woefully inadequate Medicare payments, Rand makes an …
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Biden: Our Freedoms And Democracy Are At Risk
13 May 2024 13:11 GMT
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As I left Wisconsin last week, the Wisconsin latest Quinnipiac Poll has … — Big Pharma to lower prescription drug costs. How many people do … to cut Social Security and Medicare. We’re going to have …
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May 13, 2024 News Round-Up
13 May 2024 12:32 GMT
… on the financial health of Medicare and Social Security.
ST … a transmission line project involving Wisconsin to advance.
Hylla said … , citing her comments about drug cartels, Native American children …
Comments suggesting that Mexican drug cartels have “set up …
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Seniors stranded in the ER await care and suffer avoidable harm
13 May 2024 09:59 GMT
… strength, forgoing essential medications and experiencing complications such … data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … Advocate Aurora Health in Wisconsin and Illinois. “Whenever … and take routine medications for underlying medical conditions …
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Older adults in Ohio are among the most vulnerable to extreme weather
13 May 2024 07:05 GMT
… the financial health of Medicare and Social Security.
Disclosure … for older individuals managing costly medications, and higher grocery bills … an infrastructure that makes drugs affordable, that makes … talks.
Disclosure: AARP Wisconsin contributes to our fund …
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Bingo Games, Daytime TV: Biden Woos Older Voters to Stop Trump
11 May 2024 15:41 GMT
… significant elderly population. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan, part of … on Social Security, Medicare and lowering drug costs are also … out-of-pocket drug costs for many Medicare patients.
“We … to protect Social Security and Medicare.
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At-home infusion therapy offers lower stress treatment, a greater sense of normality
10 May 2024 22:11 GMT
… from their home in rural Wisconsin about an hour to an … .
"Our biggest problem is Medicare. Medicare has kind of a small … that only covers about 30 drugs, roughly," said Tim Affeldt …