Future of Medicare drug price negotiations under new administration: 5 things to know
(By Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the future of Medicare’s drug
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Health Care Finance
Medicare Advantage 2025 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Premiums and Benefits
(By Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 15, 2024)
Read More5 benefits Medicare Advantage plans are cutting back for 2025
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fewer Medicare Advantage insurers will offer remote access technologies and over-the-counter benefits in
Read MoreMedicare Advantage saves money
Medicare recipients who migrate from traditional Medicare to the Medicare Advantage program have saved the federal government $144 billion over
Read More2025 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2025 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts
Read MoreHospital-at-home, telehealth coverage to end: 5 updates
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospital-at-home and telehealth reimbursement from CMS will expire at the end of 2024
Read MoreVA’s homelessness budget: Where the dollars go
(Source – news.va.gov) Each year, the federal government devotes billions of dollars to the noble goal of ending Veteran homelessness.
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans received $1B for veteran enrollees using no benefits: Study
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans were paid more than $1 billion for veterans who did
Read MoreMedicaid 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)
Read MoreA 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:
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