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HHS has reduced backlog of Medicare appeals by almost half

Through June 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reduced its backlog of Medicare appeals at the Administrative Law Judge level by 43%, according to a status report the agency provided to a federal court. HHS told the court that, as of the end of 2020’s second quarter, 242,995 appeals remain pending… Read More »

Blacks are hospitalized for COVID-19 at four times the rate of whites, Medicare claims data shows

Medicare claims data shows Blacks were hospitalized with COVID-19 at a rate nearly four times higher than whites. Blacks had the highest hospitalization rate, with 465 per 100,000. Hispanics had 258 hospitalizations per 100,000. Asians had 187 per 100,000, and whites had 123 per 100,000. The disparities go beyond race and ethnicity and suggest the… Read More »