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Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Insurance

Eileen Cook December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 ACA, ACA Enrollment Deadline, CMS, Health Insurance

CMS extends ACA enrollment deadline

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has moved the deadline to enroll in federally facilitated marketplace coverage from

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

5 Medicare Advantage changes coming in 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans must comply with new network adequacy and health equity standards

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Medicaid

Eileen Cook December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 CMS, Healthcare redesign, HHS, Medicaid, Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver

Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State

(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published December 13, 2024) This page tracks approved and pending Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration

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

Eileen Cook December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Spending was 27% More for People who Disenrolled from Medicare Advantage than for Similar People in Traditional Medicare

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Alex Cottrill, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 06, 2024)

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Anesthesia Reimbursement, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Anthem walks back anesthesia coverage policy after backlash

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has walked back a controversial policy capping the

CMS Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 CMS, Legal Actions, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

CMS ups UnitedHealth, Centene star ratings after court challenges

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has updated the star ratings for some UnitedHealthcare and Centene Medicare Advantage

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Arlene Sharp November 27, 2024November 27, 2024 AMAC Foundation, CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Oz

A Medicare minefield awaits Oz

By Maya Goldman for Axios Health on November 27, 2024 Mehmet Oz, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare

CMS Legislative Update Medicare - General Telehealth

Arlene Sharp November 27, 2024November 27, 2024 AMAC Foundation, CMS, medicare, Telehealth

Schumer, in rural Central NY, calls on Congress to avoid Medicare ‘telemedicine cliff’

By Douglass Dowty for Syracuse Health News on 11/26/2024 Hamilton, NY — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer stopped by Madison County

CMS Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Arlene Sharp November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 AMAC Foundation, heath care, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Seniors deserve timely access to care, not bureaucratic hurdles | Viewpoint

By Jane Edmond for Chief Healthcare Executive on November 24, 2024 Like most doctors, I’m awed by the transformative power

CMS Health Care - General Health Insurance Illegal Activities Medicare - General

Arlene Sharp November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 AMAC Foundation, CMS, medicare

Avoid Scams During Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period

By Source Staff for Dickson County Source on November 24, 2024 Looking to make changes to your Medicare coverage? Now’s