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CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Weight-loss drugs

Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs

Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs under a new deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Approximately 10 percent of

CMS Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Are special needs plans the backbone of Medicare Advantage?

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Special needs plans are far from new, but they continue to hold promise as

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What You Can Do If Your Medicare Advantage Insurer Leaves

Insurers are reducing the number of Medicare Advantage health plans offered in 2026. However, analysis from Investopedia found that the

FDA HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 Biosimilars drugs, FDA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS

FDA Moves to Accelerate Biosimilar Development and Lower Drug Costs

(Source – www.hhs.gov) WASHINGTON— OCTOBER 29, 2025 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced significant action to

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Where to start during Medicare open enrollment

The Medicare Open Enrollment Period for 2026 is from October 15 to December 7, 2025. During this time, beneficiaries can

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

Eileen Cook October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Don’t overlook changes to your Medicare plan

The Medicare annual open enrollment is taking place now until December 7th. Each year, during this time, you can review

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

Eileen Cook October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

Is a Medicare Advantage plan worth it?

Is having no monthly premium worth signing up for Medicare Advantage? Some experts say no. According to ATI Advisory, a

Alzheimer's/Dementia FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 ALZ-801, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Treatment, Older Adults

An Alzheimer’s pill appears to protect some in a high-risk population

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR published October 29, 2025) In April, the future was looking bleak for an experimental Alzheimer’s

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

Eileen Cook October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Finding the right plan for you

It’s that time of the year again, Medicare Open Enrollment time. Medicare recipients can and should explore their Medicare coverage

Aging CMS Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 CBO, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

People with Medicare Will Face Higher Costs for Some Orphan Drugs Due to Changes in the New Tax and Budget Law

(Authors: Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 20, 2025) Changes are coming to Medicare’s