Biden Budget Will Propose Tax Increase to Bolster Medicare nytimes.com/2023/03/07/bus…

Mind blown on being confronted with this figure in full screen mode towards end of reviewing hundreds of flat black and white pages of a report on an otherwise calm Sunday morning.

In case any of my followers are secretly super interested in the Medicare Advantage risk adjustment program and ways we could reduce overpayment to MA plans, our new paper just dropped this morning: urban.org/research/publi….

I once applied to a screenwriting fellowship that asked, "What would your TED talk be about?" I said my TED talk would be about Medicare Advantage (I related it to my sample, I swear!). I may have misunderstood the assignment 😂 Anyway, new today: urban.org/research/publi…

New paper - Medicaid-Eligible Adults Who Lack Private Coverage and Are Not Enrolled: Are They Uninsured? with Salam Abdus, Jessica Banthin, and Thomas Selden urban.org/research/publi…

New analysis underscores the importance of stopping inappropriate disenrollments. Eligible-but-not-enrolled individuals are more likely to face obstacles in regard to health outcomes when compared to low-income people with private insurance. fiercehealthcare.com/payers/cms-sus…

New: This paper examines the coverage and cost implications of expanding Medicare Part B to include comprehensive dental benefits. urban.org/research/publi…

The proposed expansion could lower annual out-of-pocket expenses by 80%, or $530 per person. healthcare-brew.com/stories/2023/0… via Healthcare Brew

Seeing recent activity, if any one has an extra code to share in DM at the other place, I'd be grateful. Thanks! #HealthPolicy

States Face Challenges With Medicaid and CHIP 'Redeterminations' medpagetoday.com/publichealthpo…

New paper: Post-Acute Care and Medicare Solvency - Reducing Excessive PAC Payments Can Promote Financial Sustainability urban.org/research/publi… #Medicare

Reduced post-acute care rates could save Medicare billions fiercehealthcare.com/payers/opportu…

New paper: Profitability varies across inpatient rehabilitation facility Medicare patient stays over broad impairment categories and case-mix groups. These patterns could lead IRFs to steer their case mix towards certain types of patients. urban.org/research/publi…

New report: Hospital-Specific Relative Value Weights, Cost-Based Weights, and Implications for Medicare Payment to Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities urban.org/research/publi… #Medicare

In their new Forefront article, Robert Berenson + Laura Skopec from Urban Institute argue that the goal of ensuring that measurement is relevant and outcomes-focused is not furthered by using suspect measures or using measures beyond their original intent. bit.ly/3yCYDkK

New paper: Quality Bonus Payments in Medicare Advantage-How Access to Highly Rated Plans Varies across Enrollees and Counties urban.org/research/publi…

New paper: Favorable Selection in #Medicare Advantage? What the Evidence Tells Us. urban.org/research/publi…

Quality Bonus Payments Grew $10B Since 2015 — but Who Really Benefits? aishealth.mmitnetwork.com/blogs/radar-on…