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Eileen Cook February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 CWT, Veterans, Veterans Health care

How one Veteran found his purpose through CWT

(Source – news.va.gov) After years in uniform, Charles Bazier found himself standing at a familiar point many Veterans know too

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage’s ‘sunk-cost’ problem

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage now covers about 55% of eligible beneficiaries nationwide — more than

Consumer Data Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 Direct-to-consumer ads, Drug Companies, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D

Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?

(By Paula Span for KFF Health News) Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and ’23. Both

Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care

Medicaid Managed Care Reporting and Transparency: Managed Care Program Annual Reports

(Authors: Jada Raphael and Elizabeth Hinton for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 18, 2026) Comprehensive, capitated managed care is

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Biosimilars drugs, Healthcare Finance

BCBS Michigan scores $147M in savings through biosimilars

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) BCBS Michigan saved $67 million and $80 million in 2024 and 2025, respectively,

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign M4A and Public Option Plans

Eileen Cook February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 ACA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Public Option

Nevada Debuts Public Option Amid Tumultuous Federal Changes to Health Care

(By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez for KFF Health News published February 19, 2026) More than 10,000 people have enrolled in Nevada’s

Dental/Oral Health Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 Dental Care, Veterans, Veterans Dental Care, Veterans Health care

VA moves to improve dental care access for eligible Veterans

(Source – news.va.gov) VA has released a request for proposals for a new dental care administrator to operate the department’s

CMS Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage grows less than 1% during annual enrollment: 7 notes

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost 35.5 million people were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan as of

Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia Health Care - General

Eileen Cook February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 Dementia, Mental Exercise, Older Adults

This form of mental exercise may cut dementia risk for decades

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) A little brain training today may help stave off Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of

Aging Health Care Finance Primary Care

Eileen Cook February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 Older Adults, Primary Care

Humana closes on acquisition of MaxHealth primary care clinics

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Humana’s healthcare services division CenterWell has completed its acquisition of MaxHealth, a Tampa,