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CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare's WISeR Model, Older Adults, prior authorization requirements

Examining the Potential Impact of Medicare’s New WISeR Model

(Authors: Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Misha Segal for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, Older Adults

CMS revives nursing home staffing campaign after scrapping 24-hour rule

(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has republished a Notice of Funding Opportunity related to addressing nursing home

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Costs

CMS proposes rules to lower healthcare costs

(By: Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS unveiled a Feb. 9 proposal to reshape the federal health insurance marketplace,

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

Eileen Cook February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What experts say individuals should consider before changing Medicare Advantage plans.

We are now past the halfway mark of the 2026 Medicare Advantage open enrollment period. The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

The future of Medicare Advantage plans

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed 0.09 percent increase in Medicare Advantage payments for

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Proposed MA rate will result in ‘higher premiums, reduced benefits, and less coverage options’: Fitch

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage insurers will likely continue to scale back supplemental benefits and exit

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults

It’s important to know how Medicare really works

Over 66 million Americans rely on Medicare to cover their healthcare costs. Although many seniors are familiar with the basic

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign

Eileen Cook January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 CMS, Organ Procurement Groups, Oversight

CMS pitches stricter oversight of organ procurement groups: 6 takeaways

(By: Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS proposed new steps to strengthen federal oversight of organ procurement organizations Jan.

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage Insurers Face New Curbs on Overcharges in Trump Plan That Reins in Payments

(By Fred Schulte for KFF Health News) Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would

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

Eileen Cook January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Helping you understand the Medicare’s ins and outs

Medicare is made up of different parts, each serving distinct healthcare needs. There are four main parts of Medicare: Part

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