(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) A publicly accessible database powering CMS’ Medicare Advantage provider directory exposed Social Security

Consumer Data Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Half of Americans cut back on essentials for healthcare: Report

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty-nine percent of Americans say they limit spending on food, housing and utilities

Consumer Data Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Spending

How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries?

(By Imani Telesford, Lynne Cotter, Emma Wager Twitter, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation published March 11, 2026)

CMS Consumer Data Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Part D enrollment in 2026: 5 things to know

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Following the annual enrollment period for 2026, 56.1 million people — up from

CMS Consumer Data Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 CMS, medicare, Older Adults, Telehealth

Medicare beneficiaries log 60 million telehealth visits annually

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare beneficiaries had about 60 million telehealth visits per year between 2021 and

Consumer Data Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 Billing Oversight, Health Insurance companies, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

How 3 insurers are trying to tighten E/M billing oversight

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) In recent months, payers across the country have tried tightening policies to get

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

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