#medicare

#medicare

Government-backed plans like Medicare, however, have tended to cover what private insurers don't, and without the laborious application process. But that could be poised to change. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it'll experiment with its own version of prior authorization by using AI models to screen claims, as part of its new belt-tightening program called the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, or WISeR.

On Tuesday morning in Searsport, Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins woke up and decided to do something she very, very rarely does: hold a public press event in her state. The event was in celebration of the completion of two years of construction and renovation on the town's Main Street-though very few people were feeling celebratory. Over 200 protesters showed up to the ribbon-cutting ceremony to express their dismay at the senator, her voting record, and the Trump administration at large.

Healthcare spending in the US reached $5.1 trillion in 2024, accounting for 18.2% of GDP, and is projected to rise to $7.2 trillion by 2031.

"There's a lot the state can do-they certainly should not be exacerbating the federal impacts," Williams said. "The most recent budget adopted by the state layers its own medical cuts on top of federal cuts, and that is very concerning. The state needs to take care of its public hospital systems."

CMS proposed a 2.4% increase in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient services and ambulatory surgery centers, reflecting a market basket update and productivity adjustment.

The Health Savings Account (HSA) is a powerful savings tool for retirement planning, especially due to its triple-tax-advantaged nature, offering tax break contributions.

"The group does not include any contact information or details about membership on its website. Seniors 4 Better Care is reportedly a 'shell group' for the American Prosperity Alliance."

Using this partnership to uncover the root causes of autism and other chronic diseases, Kennedy said in a statement.

What I witnessed here is a true miracle...they take you into a community that's all-inclusive.

"Policymakers should create evidence-based, condition-specific remote monitoring duration limits and require an active redetermination of medical necessity to continue coverage for these services beyond those limits."