…. . . Recent Quartz article on Private Label and Brand name. Private-label brands are having a moment in 2024, and it’s no coincidence that some of the biggest winners…

…CMS reduced MA risk scores to account for coding intensity). For 2024, MedPac project’s MA risk scores will be about 20 percent above risk scores for comparable FFS beneficiaries. This…

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

…unreasonable cases, but if it is reasonable that the off-label use of the drug might have caused the damage, then the encouraged off-label use would lead to an assumption of…

…delivery across America. The Dynamics And Worth Of MA Risk Adjustment System Overpayments for Plans: Risk-Score Gaming The shortcomings of CMS’s Hierarchical Condition Category3 (HCC) risk adjustment system have been well…

…I can safely and for sure tell you that food labeling is approved by the USDA and or the FDA. A small change in a label or packaging such as…

…“increased risks of stroke, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction.” The trial “also demonstrated an increased risk of invasive breast cancer.” It is that latter finding that draws…

…predict expected expenditures and expected risk in Traditional Medicare. As MA risk scores are assessed relative to traditional Medicare risk. To understand MA risk, and to pay accordingly, CMS must…

…MA firms in Direct Contracting. Would the firms accept the risk without the ability to increase risk scores? CMS seems to have been trying to finesse this issue for the…