Today, more than half of older Americans receive their Medicare coverage through private Medicare Advantage plans. In 2020, that program made a sweeping policy shift, allowing those plans to offer ...

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With private insurers set to receive $1.2 trillion in excess payments by 2036, retirees may soon face a reckoning over costs ...

CMS launches digital health app library for Medicare beneficiaries to improve care with vetted, HIPAA-compliant patient-facing apps.

DirectTrust and the CARIN Alliance will continue engaging with CMS and other stakeholders to advance transparency, responsible data practices, and secure consumer access to digital health information ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Feb. 23 announced the development of its Medicare App Library. As part of the agency’s Health Technology Ecosystem framework, the library will provide a ...

The collaboration enables easier patient access to medical records and personalized navigation to advance patient ...

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New research out of the University of Utah finds that Medicare beneficiaries are using virtual care for a wide range of health concerns, not just behavioral health issues.

Arcadia drives measurable, repeatable improvements in provider cost, quality, and operational performance. By bringing clarity to fragmented data, Arcadia turns intelligence into accountable actions ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — North Star Health Alliance and three Northern New York healthcare affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday to stabilize their finances. The rural ...

Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance and three of its operating affiliates have sought Chapter 11 protection as part of a restructuring process to help stabilize the health system’s ...