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Aging Health Care Finance Medicaid Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Nursing Home, Older Adults

Medicaid payments vs. nursing home costs: 5 takeaways

(By Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicaid payment rates given to the average nursing home covered about 82 cents

Health Care - General Health Insurance HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Arlene Sharp November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, Medicare Part D

Ozempic, Wegovy covered by Medicare and Medicaid under Biden admin proposal for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs

By Greg Norman for Fox News on November 26, 2024 The Biden administration is expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic

FDA Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 Canadian Drug Import, Drug Industry, FDA, Lower Drug Costs, Medicaid, medicare

Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval

(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News) Nearly a year after the Biden administration gave Florida the green light to

Health Care Redesign Medicaid

Eileen Cook November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Administrative Changes, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Medicaid

What Administrative Changes Can Trump Make to Medicaid?

(By Robin Rudowitz, Jennifer Tolbert, Elizabeth Hinton, and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 08, 2024) With

Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Medicaid, Work Requirement

South Dakota passes Medicaid work requirement measure

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) South Dakota voters have approved a ballot measure that allows state officials to

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Part D

Medicaid Coverage of and Spending on GLP-1s

(By Elizabeth Williams, Robin Rudowitz, and Clea Bell for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 04, 2024) GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1)

Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicaid

Eileen Cook November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 Dual Eligible, HCBS, Healthcare Finance, LTSS, Medicaid

A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2024

(By Alice Burns, Abby Wolk, Molly O’Malley Watts, Maiss Mohamed, and Maria T. Peña for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published:

Caregiver Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Caregivers, Direct Care Workers, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Long-term Services and Supports, Medicaid

Who are the Direct Care Workers Providing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)?

(By Priya Chidambaram, Alice Burns, Abby Wolk, Gary Claxton, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 30,

Caregiver Health Care - General Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 Caregiver, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Home and Community-based services, Medicaid

Experiences of Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

(By Priya Chidambaram, Anna Mudumala, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 30, 2024) KFF

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid

Eileen Cook October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 ACA, Block Grant, Federal Spending, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid

Follow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for Proposals to Change it

(By Robin Rudowitz and Elizabeth Williams for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 29, 2024) In a recent column, KFF