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Congress is considering legislation that would cut the prices Medicare pays hospitals for some common outpatient services like X-rays, injections and check-ups.

About 12 million Americans are known as "dual eligibles" because they need both Medicare and Medicaid. A bipartisan bill offers hope to cut through the tangle of red tape that often ensnares them.

The rapid growth of private Medicare Advantage plans is raising questions about what care could and should look like for all 80 million people expected to be on Medicare by 2030.

Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible special need plans are driving Medicare Advantage growth. As enrollment rises, skeptics worry about government spending and quality.

/PRNewswire/ -- ATI Advisory (ATI) is announcing the appointment of Kimberly Smathers to its Medicare and Medicaid Integration and LTSS Innovation practice....

Dual-eligible beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage were more likely to have a usual source of care and more likely to receive key preventive services...

ATI Advisory Releases Policy Blueprint for Creating Better Caregiving Jobs News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ATI Advisory (ATI) released its blueprint for reforming Medicaid long-term services and supports and developing a stronger caregiving workforce. With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ATI developed a package of key policy proposals to increase access to home and community-based services, reduce biases toward in...