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CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Annual Medicare Open Enrollment has started

The annual Medicare Open Enrollment period has begun and will run until December 7th. What is the Medicare Enrollment period,

Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 Natural Disaster Contingency Plan

Manufacturers and feds work to stabilize supply of IV fluids for hospitals

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Hurricane season continues to strain the national supply of intravenous fluids to hospitals and dialysis

CMS Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Weight Loss Drug Coverage

Weight loss drug coverage could cost Medicare $35B by 2034, CBO says: 4 notes

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Authorizing Medicare to cover weight loss drugs would cost the federal government an

Employer Healthcare Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, PBM

Employers Haven’t a Clue How Their Drug Benefits Are Managed

(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Most employers have little idea what the pharmacy benefit managers they hire do

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

Eileen Cook October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Public Opinion on Prescription Drugs and Their Prices

(By Grace Sparks, Ashley Kirzinger, Alex Montero, Isabelle Valdes, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 04,

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Premium Stablization Demonstration

Medicare Part D Premiums Are Increasing for Many But Not All Stand-Alone Plans in 2025, Reflecting Effects of New Premium Stabilization Demonstration

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 03, 2024) CMS has just released information about Medicare Part

CMS Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D

Keeping Part D premiums stable will cost $5B: 8 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government will spend $5 billion to keep Medicare Part D premiums

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Humana reports major decline in Medicare Advantage star ratings

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The percentage of Humana Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans rated 4 stars

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Did you receive your Plan Annual Notice of Change?

It is that time of the year again for the deluge of Medicare literature to arrive in your mailbox, but

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What to Know about the Medicare Open Enrollment Period and Medicare Coverage Options

(By Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Tricia Neuman, and Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 26, 2024)