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CMS Proposes Updates to Medicare Payments and Policies, Including Focus on SDoH and Access to Maternal Care
11 Apr 2024 21:30 GMT
… a proposed rule updating Medicare payments and policies for … the well-being of Medicare beneficiaries, including efforts to … for ensuring access to essential medications.
“Hospitals play such a … descent, American Indian and Alaska Native women, low-income …
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CMS Proposes New Policies to Support Underserved Communities, Ease Drug Shortages, and Promote Patient Safety
10 Apr 2024 21:24 GMT
… ensure hospitals have the prescription drugs and supplies they need so … common, costly procedures would reduce Medicare expenditures while preserving or enhancing … Black Individuals, American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, low-income individuals …
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Alaska House rejects universal health care proposal from Anchorage Democrat
06 Apr 2024 03:41 GMT
… have required the Alaska Department of Health to … mental health treatment, prescription drugs and hospice care.
Sen. … implementing universal care, Alaska would have to first … Medicare and Medicaid Services and published by Kaiser Family Foundation, Alaskans …
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Ending Overpayment in Medicare Advantage
19 Mar 2024 13:57 GMT
… costs, modernize prescription drug coverage, strengthen primary care … has on traditional Medicare benchmark calculations contributes … American Indian/Alaska Native MA beneficiaries tend … increase payments from Medicare.71 Traditional Medicare has no …
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Alaska Native Medical Center dinged by accrediting group
15 Mar 2024 23:36 GMT
… medication dispensing and record keeping.
A document obtained by Alaska … Consistency and clarity in medication administration practices among staff
… be able to bill Medicare or Medicaid for services … from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services concluded …
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Letter: Alaska senators should back breast cancer bill
15 Mar 2024 09:37 GMT
… now — changing circumstances for Alaskans facing metastatic breast cancer. … work are entitled to Medicare coverage under Social Security … who qualify for the medication and supportive medical care … care.
— Carey Carpenter
Alaska Advocate, National Breast Cancer …
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U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Colleagues Urge HHS and CMS to Protect Seniors, Hold Insurance Companies Accountable for Abuses in Medicare Advantage
06 Mar 2024 17:47 GMT
… expand benefits in [Traditional Medicare]," the senators said … -needed improvements in traditional Medicare (TM).
Senator Elizabeth Warren … Black, Native American or Alaskan Native, and Hispanic enrollees … Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act, …
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Alaska Plan For Psychedelic Therapy Task Force Draws Skepticism From Lawmakers At First House Panel Hearing
15 Feb 2024 17:46 GMT
… legislation would establish the Alaska Mental Health and Psychedelic … therapy, unlike many other medications, isn’t something … veterans, including VA, Medicaid, Medicare and other programs.
“This … benefits of psychotropic drugs or psychedelic drugs. That’s …
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Opinion: Inflation Reduction Act makes prescription drugs less expensive and more accessible
10 Feb 2024 10:56 GMT
… cardiovascular disease, prescription drugs can be expensive … often says, medication is only effective … Alaska residents with Medicare.
Alaska residents don’t have to wait for the drug … medication, learn how the Inflation Reduction Act makes prescription drugs …
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Exploring the Frequency That Beneficiaries Encounter Subsidy Losses Attributed to Medicare Part D’s Low-Income Subsidy Program
07 Feb 2024 13:47 GMT
… is a correlation between drug prices and medication adherence, it might come … stand-alone prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans.
To measure … enrolled in Medicare Advantage; and 1% were American Indian/Alaska Native …