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Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare's WISeR Model, Older Adults, prior authorization requirements

Examining the Potential Impact of Medicare’s New WISeR Model

(Authors: Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Misha Segal for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, Older Adults

CMS revives nursing home staffing campaign after scrapping 24-hour rule

(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has republished a Notice of Funding Opportunity related to addressing nursing home

Artificial Intelligence Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 AI, AI Powered Prior Authorization, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Optum rolls out AI-powered prior authorization tools for payers, providers

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Optum has launched a pair of AI-driven prior authorization products, one designed to

Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, TrumpRx

TrumpRx launch delayed

(By: Ella Jeffries for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Trump administration has delayed the launch of TrumpRx.gov, a website designed to connect

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign

Eileen Cook January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 CMS, Organ Procurement Groups, Oversight

CMS pitches stricter oversight of organ procurement groups: 6 takeaways

(By: Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS proposed new steps to strengthen federal oversight of organ procurement organizations Jan.

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance HRAs/HSAs Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, HSAs, Medicare Part D

3 big questions about Trump’s healthcare policy plan

(By Jakob Emerson & Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump released a sparsely detailed healthcare policy framework

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

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, medicare, Older Adults

Changing Medicare eligibility to 67

Medicare is the primary form of health insurance for older adults in the U.S. Provided by the federal government, Medicare

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 CMS, CMS-4212 P, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Potential Improvements to Medicare Advantage

Although 2026 has not yet started, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2027 Medicare Advantage

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