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Eileen Cook February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

State Medicaid budgets to lose $664B under OBBBA: Study

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) State Medicaid budgets will shrink by $664 billion through 2034 as key provisions

Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia CMS Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Illegal Activities Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 CMS, Fraud and Abuse, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Home Care, Older Adults

Understanding Medicaid Home Care Amid CMS Focus on Potential Fraud and Abuse

(Authors: Alice Burns, Abby Wolk, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 24, 2026) Potential fraud in

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

Eileen Cook February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Special Needs Plans

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grew by About 1 Million People, Mainly Due to Special Needs Plans

(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 23, 2026)

Health Care Finance Medicaid Rural Health

Eileen Cook February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Rural Health, Rural Health Transformation Program

3 big questions surrounding the Rural Health Transformation Program

(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) As funds begin flowing to states through the five-year, $50 billion Rural Health

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 Center for Program Integrity (CPI), CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid

What Newly Released Medicaid Data Do and Don’t Tell Us

(Authors: Alice Burns and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 20, 2026) The Centers for Medicare and

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Eileen Cook February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care

Medicaid Managed Care Reporting and Transparency: Managed Care Program Annual Reports

(Authors: Jada Raphael and Elizabeth Hinton for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 18, 2026) Comprehensive, capitated managed care is

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Spending, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Hospital Spending Accounted for 40% of the Growth in National Health Spending Between 2022 and 2024

(Authors: Jamie Godwin, Zachary Levinson, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 11, 2026) National spending on

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 CMS, Extra Help, Healthcare Costs, Low-Income Subsidy Plan Availability, Medicaid, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

You may be eligible for Extra Help with Medicare Part D

Medicare Extra Help is a federal program that assists individuals with limited income and resources in paying for prescription drug

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

Eileen Cook January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 ACA, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, Price Transparency

Trump pitches healthcare policy outline aimed at lowering costs: 3 takeaways

(Jakob Emerson, Ella Jeffries, Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump released a sparsely detailed healthcare policy framework

Aging Caregiver CMS Disabled Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 CMS, HCHBS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Medicaid Home Care (HCBS) in 2025

(Authors: Maiss Mohamed, Alice Burns, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 5, 2026) Many older