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  • Policy Options for Improving Dental Coverage for People on Medicare

    Issue Brief

    Medicare does not cover routine dental care and about half of Medicare beneficiaries do not have dental coverage. This brief examines five potential ways to make oral health care more available and affordable for the Medicare population. This brief reviews the limits of dental coverage permitted under current Medicare law, then describes each of the policy options, with an analysis of likely implications for key stakeholders, including Medicare beneficiaries, taxpayers, insurers, and dental professionals

  • Private Health Coverage of COVID-19: Key Facts and Issues

    Issue Brief

    New federal legislation will require most private health plans to cover testing for the coronavirus with no cost sharing. Some states have adopted similar requirements for insurers they regulate, and many private insurance companies will voluntarily expand coverage for testing. However, some private coverage will not be subject to these requirements. To date, fewer changes have been adopted or considered with respect to treatment for complications from the disease. This brief reviews current coverage standards…

  • Among People with Employer Coverage, Those with Persistently High Spending for Several Years Averaged Almost $88,000 in Health Spending in 2017    

    News Release

    Among people with three consecutive years of coverage from a large employer, just 1.3 percent of enrollees accounted for 19.5 percent of overall health spending in 2017, finds a new KFF analysis. These “people with persistently high spending” – people in the top five percent of spending in each of the three years from 2015 to 2017 – had average health spending of $87,870 in 2017. That compared to average per person spending of $5,870…

  • Kaiser Health News Coverage of Prescription Drug Issues

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    Kaiser Health News regularly reports on news and issues involving prescription drugs and their costs. This page features some of their projects on related topics. Why The U.S. Remains The World’s Most Expensive Market For ‘Biologic’ Drugs, December 20, 2018 For The Asking, A Check Is In The Mail To Help Pay For Costly Drugs, December 13, 2018 Government Investigation Finds Flaws In the FDA’s Orphan Drug Program, November 30, 2018 Democrats Winning Key Leadership…

  • Medicare Advantage 2020 Spotlight: First Look

    Issue Brief

    In 2020, more than 22 million Medicare beneficiaries (34%) are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, which are mainly HMOs and PPOs offered by private insurers as an alternative to the traditional Medicare program. This data note provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage plans that will be available in 2020, including the variation in the number of plans available by county and plan type. The brief also examines the insurers entering the Medicare Advantage market…

  • As Americans age, Medicare will pay for a growing share of the nation’s prescription drugs

    Feature

    COW – powerpoint on Medicare drug spending share increasing Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of National Health Expenditure (NHE) Historical (1960-2016) and Projected (2017-2026) data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group (Accessed on May 2, 2018) for the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker.