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CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage extra benefits, Older Adults

Unused Medicare Advantage benefits

The Commonwealth Fund reports that three in 10 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have not used any supplemental benefits in the past

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults

Prepare to shell out more money for Medicare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released several important updates for 2026 Medicare, including Part B premiums

CMS Health Care Finance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 340B drug discount program, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Safety-net Hospitals

AHA sues to block ‘unlawful’ 340B changes: 4 things to know

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association, Maine Hospital Association and four safety-net hospitals have filed

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

Is a Medigap plan right for you?

We are in the final days of the Medicare Open Enrollment period. The Medicare open enrollment period ends on December

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare

The Facts About Medicare Spending

(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published November 21, 2025) Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people ages 65

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Rural Health

Eileen Cook November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Rural Health

Medicare payment tool may disadvantage rural patients

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Medicare tool for adjusting risk underpredicts mortality and overpredicts spending for rural

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Price Transparency

Eileen Cook November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Price Transparency, medicare

CMS ups hospital outpatient rates 2.6%, expands site-neutral payments in 2026: 14 notes

(By Laura Dyrda and Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS on Nov. 21 finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Chart Reviews Increase Payments to Medicare Advantage Insurers for 1 in 6 Enrollees

(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 20, 2025) Federal payments

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Provider Network

Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, IRMAA, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Part B

Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Insulated from Affordability Challenges As Part B Premiums Rise in 2026

(By Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation published Nov 17, 2025) Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

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