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Health Care Spending Has Shot Back Up to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Drug Topics

The average annual healthcare spending for people with employer-sponsored insurance spending increased from $5,630 in 2020 to $6,467 in 2021. After decreasing in 2020, per person healthcare spending increased 15%.

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CMS: Insurers paid out $2B in medical loss ratio rebates for 2020 claims

Fierce Healthcare

CMS: Insurers paid out $2B in medical loss ratio rebates for 2020 claims. Fri, 12/17/2021 - 16:06.

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How to write a health insurance appeal letter

The Checkup by Singlecare

Meanwhile, the radiologist’s office contacts your insurance to get the service approved. Your insurance provider decided to deny the claim, which means you can’t have the scan. Or, worst-case scenario, you’ve already gotten it and your insurance denied the claim after the fact. What is an insurance appeal letter?

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STAT+: How a device maker inundated pain patients with unwanted batteries and surprise bills

STAT

In theory, they’re supposed to power a basic pain management device she ordered from a company called Zynex Medical in 2020. Before she bought the electrical stimulation unit, Zynex assured her the supplies would be covered by Tufts Health Plan, her insurance company.

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Rollout of Covid vaccines is bumpy, but not unexpected, experts say

STAT

The latest rollout of Covid-19 vaccines has been messy, with people facing more challenges getting one of the updated shots than they may have experienced since the frantic start of the very first vaccination campaign in late 2020 and the first half of 2021.

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STAT+: In ‘march-in’ rights, some see a tool to lower drug prices. Others see a threat to intellectual property

STAT

In the fall of 2020, Robert Sachs was prescribed a medication to treat prostate cancer that had metastasized into some of his bones. He welcomed the treatment, but was surprised by the $740 monthly copay cost, even after coverage from Medicare and supplemental insurance. government.

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Justice Department sues Cigna for allegedly exaggerating conditions of Medicare Advantage members

STAT

The Department of Justice filed a new lawsuit against Cigna Monday, alleging the health insurance company overcharged the federal government by purposefully inflating how sick its Medicare Advantage members were. Read the rest…