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Category: Health Economics & Costs

Does Medicare Advantage Save the Government Money?

Posted on April 8, 2022April 10, 2022 by John C. Goodman

Matthew Holt at The Health Care Blog writes:

Critics (notably ex CMS veterans Berwick & Gilfillan) claim that risk adjustment games played by the private plans who run Medicare Advantage have cost up to $200bn over 10 years. Medpac (the independent body that advises Congress) estimates that “Medicare spends 4 percent more for MA enrollees than it would have spent if those enrollees remained in FFS Medicare” …. However data from the Medicare Trustees and other research from ACHP & the trade group Better Medicare Alliance suggests that Medpac’s analysis is incorrect and that Medicare Advantage saves the government about 9% per enrollee.

George Halvorson says the Medpac report is “fake news”.

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Should the FDA Require Proof that High-Priced Drugs Actually Work?

Posted on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 by Devon Herrick

An advisory committee at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently voted against fast-track approval for an experimental drug to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. You can watch the committee meeting, and learn more, in this post.

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Free the Pharmacists

Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by Devon Herrick

Covid-19 will have a lasting effect on the practice of medicine. One advancement is the rise of telemedicine, which was less common before the pandemic. Another advancement is demonstrating that pharmacists can do more than count pills and pharmacies are an idea place to provide convenient care. Why the Pharmacy?

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Is your doctor gaslighting you? Or just too busy to talk?

Posted on March 29, 2022March 30, 2022 by Devon Herrick

Medical gaslighting is the term used when patients feel their doctors dismiss their symptoms as minor or psychosomatic. Women complain doctors are prone to blame symptoms on such things as weight and mental health. Women presenting with symptoms of heart disease are twice as likely to have their medical condition dismissed as mental illness than men with similar symptoms.

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