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The federal government expects to pay up to $600 billion in MA payments to private plans

Medicare Advantage rate cut remains as feds keep up pressure Insurers will feel resentful Monday as the feds opted to not reverse its decision to decrease Medicare Advantage benchmark payments by 0.16%, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced. | CMS is not deviating from its January proposal to modestly rein in Medicare Advantage. Benchmark payments w...

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Baby boomers are staying in their homes for decades, smothering inventory — Yahoo Finance American homeowners are opting to stay put for twice as long as they did 20 years ago, according to Redfin. The trend was most prevalent among baby boomers.

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ACCESS HEALTH CT ANNOUNCES JUNE ENROLLMENT FAIRS TO ASSIST HUSKY HEALTH CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY MEDICAID UNWINDING - NewsBreak HARTFORD, Conn. (May 24, 2023) — Access Health CT (AHCT) today announced it will host three free, in-person enrollment fairs in June to help HUSKY Health...

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UnitedHealthcare shifts colonoscopy requirements from controversial ‘prior authorization’ to ‘advance notification’ - NewsBreak On the day when UnitedHealthcare requirement was set to start a new requirement for endoscopy services, including colonoscopies, the insurance company shifted to a different...

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Protesters from across nation blast Connecticut-based Cigna on pharmacy policy - NewsBreak Protesters from the nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), headquartered in Los Angeles, chanted insults at health insurer Cigna in Bloomfield, Friday. They said Cigna’s pharmacy benefit...

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Why You Might Regret Claiming Social Security at 67 - NewsBreak The full retirement age to collect 100% of your Social Security benefits depends on your birth year, but that will change in 2027. Beginning then, the FRA for everyone will be set at 67 years old,...

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COVID-19 pandemic leaves Connecticut hospitals in financial crisis | The Real Story - NewsBreak Mark Schaefer from the Connecticut Hospital...

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CMS phasing in changes to Medicare advantage payments Yahoo Finance health reporter Anjalee Khemlani discusses what you need to know surrounding changes to the Medicare Advantage Payments plans, proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Millions are about to lose Medicaid. Here's why — and what to do. — CBS News For the first time in three years, states will check if people enrolled in the health care program still qualify. Many don't.

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Retirees struggle to keep up with inflation: boomers are spending more than they can afford - NewsBreak A new study shows that retirement is not going as planned for many retirees. Results from the 2022 Spending in Retirement Survey published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that retirees are spending much higher or a little higher than they can afford in 2022 (17% in 2020 vs. 2...

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AG Tong: Plaintiffs have standing in Hartford HealthCare antitrust case - NewsBreak CT Attorney General William Tong filed an amicus brief in the proposed class-action lawsuit against Hartford HealthCare.

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Providers join insurers in calls for changes to controversial Medicare Advantage pay rule Health insurers have been livid over a proposed payment rule they say will cut Medicare Advantage (MA) payments in 2024. | Several provider groups were concerned they didn't have enough time to fully understand the impact of radical changes to Medicare Advantage's risk adjustment model.