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The American Medical Association and other health groups have sent a letter of support to lawmakers for passage of The Value in Health Care Act, which would offer incentives to help providers move into the new payment model.

The stimulus checks landed automatically in beneficiaries' mailboxes or bank accounts in 2020 and 2021, but now, the SSA has been sending notices in an attempt to claw back $21.6 billion in "overpayments."

Over half (54%) of employees approaching age 65 will likely seek guidance about Medicare from their employer, and one of the most common questions employers are likely to encounter from employees is: "When can I enroll?"

Last week, an earlier lawsuit was amended to include another former employee and more details over claims that Twitter (now known as X) denied severance benefits promised to employees, in violation of ERISA.

When doctors encourage informed referrals to specialists who can demonstrate lower costs and better outcomes, this can have a significant impact on VBC program costs, sometimes resulting in millions of dollars of annual savings.

Last year's "triple-demic" marked the beginning of a confluence of respiratory infections that began to fill hospitals, which is why Biden has awarded companies $1 billion to develop COVID vaccines that provide longer protection.

Because of aggressive marketing by firms encouraging small businesses to claim the pandemic-era tax break, the feds are worried about fraud, however, tax experts disagree on whether or not the 180-day extension is necessary.

Many states have passed laws that allow hospital systems to merge into monopolies, making them difficult to control and causing a decrease in care – and public records suggest that's exactly what happened at Ballad Health.