…much about anti-trust problems.  (Large firms and privacy risks might contribute to political risks.  If so, this bolsters the case for addressing privacy and reducing firm size.  But putting political…

…Risk of Losing Maternity Care Hundreds of additional communities are at risk of losing maternity care because of the financial challenges rural hospitals are facing. Rural hospitals typically lose money…

…Buprenorphine, one of these medications, helps reduce opioid misuse, decrease risk for injection-related infectious diseases, and decrease risk for fatal and non-fatal overdoses. “Research has shown beyond a doubt that…

…cover all Medicare benefits for an average beneficiary in the county (this includes money allocated to administrative overhead and profit for the insurer). These bids are multiplied by a risk…

…attitude toward risk, and turn them from risk avoiding to risk seeking.” “Economists assumed that you could simply measure what people wanted from what they chose. But what if what…

…margins. Risk adjustment in MA as it stands is not capable of fixing these issues. One study published in the American Economic Review suggests insurers respond to risk adjustment simply…

…to 35 mph, the risk of a serious injury goes from 9% to 52% when a median-height car is involved. With a median pickup, the risk shoots up from 11%…

…suggest that MA plans may actually be “overpaid” by as much as 39 percent. The Drivers of MA Overpayments? Upcoding or risk-score gaming: CMS uses a risk adjustment process to…

…risk corridors, or risk adjustment payments. In 2023, MLRs were similar across the group, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid managed care markets and somewhat lower in the individual market. Simple loss…

Federal Reserve officials believe risk of inflation outpaced labor concerns, Minutes Since Tr__p has been fumbling around with tariffs July 2025: Majority of Federal Reserve officials believe the risk of…