Hospitals charged commercial insurers and employers rates 254% higher, on average, than what Medicare paid for the same services in 2022, according to a Rand Corp. report published May 13. The study ...

Since 2021, health systems and insurers have been required to post pricing information for their 300 most common procedures as the government pushes to make healthcare prices more transparent. However ...

Employers and private healthcare insurers paid, on average, 254% of what Medicare would have paid for both inpatient and outpatient hospital services in 2022, according to a report published Monday by ...

Commercial insurers pay hospitals much more than Medicare in some areas than others, and a new study found that local market factors, including hospital dominance, help explain these growing price ...

email [email protected]. Question: Why are there still commercials about Medicare products on TV? I thought Open Enrollment was over? Answer: The Annual Open enrollment Period is from October ...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay ...

Prices paid to hospitals during 2022 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 254% of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among ...

New findings reflect the differences in negotiating dynamics and financial incentives in the two markets. Hospital prices for commercial health plans are, on average, two to three times higher than ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — What does your zip code have to do with your Medicare health benefit plan? The commercials are everywhere, claiming you can save money depending on your zip code. So, what gives?

Your Medicare Advantage broker may be more focused on making money than on your best interest as a result of a recent ruling by a Texas judge allowing Medicare Advantage brokers to reap payments that ...