These findings support the claim that Medicare Advantage (MA) payments may be driven more by diagnosis and coding practices rather than differences in disease burden between MA and fee-for-service ...
The excess payments Medicare Advantage plans receive for higher risk scores may be more influenced by differences in coding practices rather than actual differences in disease burden between MA and ...
Under H.R. 1, states must require that low-income people meet work-reporting requirements to qualify for Medicaid under the ...
As a doctor, I’ve frequently used the phrase “chronic health condition” when talking to patients. You may know someone who has a chronic health condition, or maybe you’ve been diagnosed with one.
Healthcare professionals use various criteria to describe acute and chronic conditions. The two types of conditions have several differences in the way people experience, develop, and receive ...
Most people have no legal obligation to tell an employer about a chronic health condition. However, disclosing it can allow a person to get reasonable accommodations to help them manage their ...