How North Carolina erased medical debt for 2.5 million people
(By Alex Olgin for NPR) After a routine trip to her mailbox, Dawn Daly-Mack almost threw away an important letter
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Health Care Finance
MA payments are $76 billion above FFS Medicare
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are funded primarily through fixed monthly payments from Medicare, based on the expected healthcare costs of
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H.R.5454 Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act
The Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, H.R.5454, is bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress to address issues related to the reimbursement
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Find out if it’s the right time to sign up for Medicare or not
Most people sign up for both Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance) when they’re first eligible (usually
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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
Read MoreHigher Premium Payments or Higher Deductibles: The Tradeoffs ACA Enrollees Face
(By Emma Wager Twitter, Justin Lo, and Cynthia Cox Twitter for The Kaiser Family Foundation published January 14, 2026) The
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Average US family spent nearly $4K on healthcare in 2024: Report
(By: Kristin Kuchno for Becker’s Hospital Review) The typical working family in the U.S. spent $3,960 on healthcare-related costs in
Read MoreACA Signups Are Down, But Still an Incomplete Picture
(By Jared Ortaliza for The Kaiser Family Foundation published January 12, 2026) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Hospital groups push CMS to revise drug cost survey
(By: Ella Jeffries for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eight national hospital associations are urging CMS to revise a statement in its
Read MoreState-Based Efforts Will Provide Limited Relief from Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration
(Author: Matt McGough for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 9, 2026) After failed Senate votes late last year and
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