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Eileen Cook May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Key Facts About Health Care Affordability for People With Medicare

(Authors: Nancy Ochieng, Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Medicaid Rural Health

Eileen Cook May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 ACA, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Rural Health

4 trends shaping rural healthcare

(By: Kristin Kuchno for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rural healthcare is entering a period of widespread change, with financial strain and

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 2025 Reconciliation Law, ACA, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid

Understanding Medicaid Cost Sharing and Policy Changes from the 2025 Reconciliation Law

(Authors: Anna Mudumala and Jennifer Tolbert for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 21, 2026) The 2025 reconciliation law makes

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

CMS to cap state Medicaid payments to save $775B: 7 things to know

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS on May 20 proposed a rule that would cap certain state Medicaid

Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Dual Eligible, Legistlation, Medicaid, medicare, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Medicaid Changes in House and Senate Reconciliation Bills Would Increase Costs for 1.3 Million Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries

(Authors: Maiss Mohamed, Alice Burns, and Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 14, 2026) On May

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Savings Programs, Older Adults

Proposed modernization of the Medicare Savings Programs

To simplify access to the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPS), the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab has drafted four model

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

Eileen Cook May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D

What to Know About the BALANCE Model for GLP-1s in Medicare and Medicaid and the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Elizabeth Williams for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 11, 2026) GLP-1s, a class

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

Eileen Cook May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

That Discount at the Pharmacy Counter May Pack Hidden Costs

(By Rachel Spears for KFF Health News) Next time you go to the pharmacy, you might be offered a coupon

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program Enhance Some Consumer Protections But Roll Back Others

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 1, 2026)

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid

Eileen Cook May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 HR 1, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

1st state enacts Medicaid work rules under HR 1: What healthcare leaders need to know

By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) On May 1, Nebraska becomes the first state to launch Medicaid work requirements

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