The 2023 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rule and advanced notice is out. Listen in as MHK President Marc S. Ryan details some of the major changes in store for the MA and Part D programs, including pass-through of retrospective pharmacy concessions at the point of sale, major Special Needs Plan changes, and a major rate increase.

Medicare Advantage growth has been huge over the past several years. Listen in to this edition of The Healthcare Revolution with MHK to hear MHK President Marc S. Ryan discuss the year-over-year growth in Medicare Advantage as well as his explanation for the reduction in standalone Part D prescription drug plans.

Many people say, “As California goes, so goes the nation.” So…will single-payer healthcare become reality in the Golden State in 2022? Listen to this edition of The Healthcare Revolution as MHK President Marc S. Ryan details the single-payer proposal in California as well as an alternative by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Marc offers predictions on what proposal will win the day.

Having trouble sorting out all the vaccine mandates in the nation? In this edition of the Healthcare Revolution with MHK, MHK President Marc S. Ryan details the three major federal vaccination mandates and their current status. He also discusses the potential for state and federal laws to collide given the fact that at least one federal mandate is now cleared to move forward.

The No Surprises Act is now in force and should mean few to no surprise bills in our lives in the future. But we are in the midst of implementation and it will be very messy. MHK President Marc S. Ryan tells you about what the No Surprises Act does, what implementation is inflight, a controversy over arbitration, and what you can do to protect yourself as the act rolls out.

In this episode of The Healthcare Revolution with MHK, MHK President Marc S. Ryan summarizes all that has happened in healthcare in 2021 and then plays Nostradamus, predicting some of what may happen in 2022. Hear about the COVID pandemic, coverage expansion, drug price reform, and other important healthcare matters.

The Build Back Better Act has passed the House on a close vote. It is now over in the Senate and may face a rough ride. MHK President Marc S. Ryan offers his views on the bill and discusses some of the healthcare provisions in the latest House version.

In this edition of The Healthcare Revolution with MHK, Marc S. Ryan explains about the fee-for-service (FFS) transaction system in healthcare and the migration to managed care. Learn about the failures of the system, adoption of strict managed care, the public backlash, and where we are today with softer forms of managed care. The subject matter is taken from his upcoming book, The Healthcare Labyrinth, due out in early 2022.

Medicare Advantage is seeing a great deal of payment scrutiny. Listen in as MHK president, Marc S. Ryan discusses how Medicare Advantage health plans get paid, what critics are saying, and what the future may hold.

According to The Commonwealth Fund, the U.S. healthcare system ranks dead last in terms of performance among 11 developed world countries. Listen to the Healthcare Revolution podcast as MHK president Marc S. Ryan goes through the findings to show the huge mismatch between U.S. healthcare spending and outcomes compared with other developed nations. Hear about the Commonwealth’s recommendations as well as Marc’s recommended reforms in his forthcoming book, The Healthcare Labyrinth.