The Effect of Delaying the Selection of Small Molecule Drugs for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 16, 2025) President Trump has just signed
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Texas Judge Overturns Controversial Nursing Facility Staffing Rule
(By Priya Chidambaram for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 11, 2025) On Monday, April 7, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in
Read MoreCMS drops 5 proposed payment rules for 2026: 25 things to know
(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has released proposed payment rules for inpatient and long-term care hospitals, hospices
Read MoreWhen Medicare Advantage plans exit markets, where do their members go?
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) When two Blue Cross Blue Shield plans exited Medicare Advantage markets, UnitedHealthcare picked
Read MoreCMS boosts Medicare Advantage payments by $25B
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will increase payments to Medicare Advantage plans by more than $25 billion
Read MoreMedicare will not cover GLP-1s for weight loss: 3 notes
(By: Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS said April 4 it will not move forward with a Biden-era proposal
Read MoreWho is enrolling in Medicare Advantage?
The creation of Medicare Advantage health plans was part of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act. Medicare Advantage grew from almost
Read MoreOperationalizing the scope of the Medicare drug negotiations
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allowed Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of certain high-expenditure, single-source drugs without generic
Read MoreMedicare Program Integrity and Efforts to Root Out Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 31, 2025) Medicare, the federal
Read MoreThe fastest-growing states for Medicare Advantage | 2025
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Alaska saw the highest growth rate in Medicare Advantage of any state in
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