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Eileen Cook January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Marketing, Medicare Annual Enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Senator accuses Medicare Advantage marketers of ‘race to the bottom’

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage’s annual enrollment period is over, but the marketing tactics used to

CMS Health Care Redesign Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 23, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage, MedPAC, Supplemental Benefits

MedPAC mulls standardizing Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission is considering standardizing the supplemental benefits Medicare

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Is a Medicare Advantage plan right for you?

More than half, or 51 percent, of eligible Medicare recipients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. So, what makes Medicare

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, MedPAC

MedPAC: Medicare Advantage will receive estimated $88B in overpayments in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Coding intensity and the types of enrollees who select Medicare Advantage plans will

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Curious about Medicare Advantage?

Are you turning 65 this year and confused about Medicare and Medicare Advantage; you are not alone. It is good

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medigap

Eileen Cook January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medigap, Older Adults

Is Medigap worth the cost?

Medicare Supplemental Insurance, commonly referred to as Medigap, covers two out of ten Medicare recipients, according to the latest analysis

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Flex Card, Older Adults

Did you hear about a Medicare Flex Card?

You may have heard the term Medicare Flex Card used in the recent Annual Open Enrollment, but what is it,

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, Medicare Part D, Terminated Medicare Advantage plans

4 Medicare Advantage contracts recently terminated by CMS

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS uses star ratings to determine the quality of Medicare Advantage and Part

CMS Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, Medicare Part D, Termination of Medicare Advantage Drug plan, WellCare Medicare Advantage

CMS to terminate Medicare Advantage drug contracts with 2 Centene plans

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is terminating Centene’s WellCare Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans in Arizona and

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 ACA, All Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development, CBO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare

The CBO Report That Didn’t Roar

(By Drew Altman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 04, 2024) A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report in September