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Eileen Cook October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Disabled, Long-term Care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Medicaid Managed Care, Older Adults

In Response to Home-Care Workforce Shortages, Most States Report Increasing Medicaid’s Payment Rates and Expanding Worker Opportunities

(By Alice Burns, Maiss Mohamed, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 24, 2023) Long-standing workforce

CMS Health Care - General Health Insurance Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook October 19, 2023 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Ads, Older Adults, Senate Finance Committee

Marketers finding ways around new Medicare Advantage standards, lawmakers say

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS rules cracking down on Medicare Advantage advertising are a start, but there’s

CMS Health Care - General Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D

Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots

Disabled Health Care - General

Eileen Cook October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Adults, Disabled

40% of disabled patients report unfair treatment

(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) Four in 10 adults with a disability reported experiencing unfair healthcare treatment, an

CMS Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare - General

Eileen Cook October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare

Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt Rural Health

Arlene Sharp September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 Healthcare Costs

She Received Chemo in Two States. Why Did It Cost So Much More in Alaska?

By Arielle Zionts for Kaiser Family Foundation Health News on September 29, 2023 Emily Gebel was trying to figure out

Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General

Arlene Sharp September 28, 2023 government shutdown, Health Care, medicare

What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?

By Julie Rowner for NPR on September 27, 2023 For the first time since 2019, congressional gridlock is poised to

Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Arlene Sharp September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 medicare, Medicare Advantage

Hospitals are dropping Medicare Advantage left and right

By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 27, 2023 Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of

Health Care - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Fitness Benefits, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Renew Active, Silver Sneakers, Silver&Fit

National gym chain to limit hours for Medicare members

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Life Time, a gym chain with over 150 locations nationwide, will limit the

Cybersecurity Health Care - General

Eileen Cook August 30, 2023August 29, 2023 0 Comments Cybersecurity, Patient Care

75% of cyberattacks disrupt patient care

(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) A survey of 1,100 cybersecurity, engineering, IT and networking professionals from healthcare organizations