VA to begin copayments for whole health well-being services
(Source – news.va.gov) Starting Oct. 1, 2025, VA will update its billing practices for Whole Health well-being services to ensure
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Health Care Finance
FDA’s Plan To Boost Biosimilar Drugs Could Stall at the Patent Office
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) While the FDA is streamlining regulation of copycat versions of the expensive drugs
Read More2026 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
(Source – www.cms.gov) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2026 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for
Read MoreDon’t overlook provider network
We are currently in the Medicare Open Enrollment period, during which Medicare recipients can make changes to their Medicare coverage.
Read MorePoll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They Are Currently Taking a GLP-1 Drug for Weight Loss, Diabetes or Another Condition, Even as Half Say the Drugs Are Difficult to Afford
(Contact – Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation published November 14, 2025) About one in eight adults (12%) say
Read MoreMedicare premiums are being pushed by rising payments to Medicare Advantage plans
According to a recent report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPaC), the cost of Medicare Part B premiums is
Read MoreMedicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2025 & 2026
(Authors: Elizabeth Williams, Anna Mudumala, Elizabeth Hinton, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 13, 2025) States
Read More8 things to know about the Medicare prior authorization pilot program
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction initiative from CMS will take effect next
Read MoreTrump floats sending ACA dollars directly to consumers
(By: Elizabeth Casolo and Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump proposed that federal healthcare funding be directed
Read MoreThe 2026 Medicare Advantage changes
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has increased steadily over the past two decades, with
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