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Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia Assisted Living Caregiver End of Life Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Alzheimer's Disease, Caregiver, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Home Care, Long-term Care, Medicaid, Older Adults

Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care

(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times and Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) Margaret Newcomb, 69, a retired French

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

Eileen Cook November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, Medicare Savings Programs, Older Adults

What Does the Medicaid Eligibility Rule Mean for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries and the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)?

(By Alice Burns for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 01, 2023) On September 21, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and

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

Eileen Cook October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Healthcare Costs, legislative update, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, PBM Industry

Senate committee plans Nov. 8 vote on wide-ranging health care package

By John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee plans to vote Nov. 8 on

Disabled Health Care - General Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

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

Aging Health Insurance Medicaid

Eileen Cook October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors, Illinois Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services, Older Adults

Illinois pauses enrollment in insurance program for older immigrants

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Illinois will pause enrollment in a Medicaid-like program for immigrant older adults beginning

CMS Health Care Redesign Homelessness Medicaid

Eileen Cook October 19, 2023 CMS, Healthcare redesign, Homelessness, Medicaid

Health Care ‘Game-Changer’? Feds Boost Care for Homeless Americans

(By Angela Hart for KFF Health News) The Biden administration is making it easier for doctors and nurses to treat

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)Artificial Intelligence CMS HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 AI, Claims Denials and Appeals, CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Medicare Part D

Lawmakers are scrutinizing managed care

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federal lawmakers have been probing payers on a variety of issues in recent

Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Ads, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare marketing complaints increase

Medicare’s open enrollment season is upon us, with the barrage of television commercials, tons of junk mail, and other forms

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

CMS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap

Who is eligible for Medicare?

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older. However, certain younger people with disabilities,