CMS to end Medicaid continuous eligibility waivers: 5 things to know
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will not approve any new waivers for states to allow continuous enrollment
Read More
Author: Eileen Cook
Surprise Medical Bills Were Supposed To Be a Thing of the Past. Surprise — They’re Not.
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for KFF Health News) Last year in Massachusetts, after finding lumps in her breast, Jessica Chen went
Read MoreThe Uncertain Future of Medicare’s Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan Market and Why It Matters
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for KFF Health News Published: Jul 16, 2025) Ahead of Medicare’s annual mid-year announcement
Read MoreKey Facts About Medicare Part D Enrollment, Premiums, and Cost Sharing in 2025
(By Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 16, 2025) The Medicare Part D program
Read MoreMaybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.
(By Paula Span for KFF Health News) Gary Sergott felt weary all the time. “I’d get tired, short of breath,
Read MoreVeterans Experience Action Center, Quad Cities: A community committed to Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) On June 27–28, 2025, the Quad Cities community came together for its third Veterans Experience Action Center
Read MoreHow 1 payer is using AI to counter heat waves
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) EmblemHealth is enlisting AI agents to help keep members cool this summer. Extreme heat
Read MoreEven healthy brains decline with age. Here’s what you can do
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) After about age 40, our brains begin to lose a step or two. Each year,
Read MoreMost Medicare Advantage Markets are Dominated by One or Two Insurers
(By Nicole Zhu, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 14, 2025)
Read MoreCMS pitches 3.6% bump in Medicare physician pay rule: 8 things to know
(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS on July 14 released its annual proposed changes to the physician fee
Read More