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CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage payments for 2027: 5 notes

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS proposed its 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D capitation rates and payment

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood

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

Eileen Cook January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Don’t miss this chance to change plans

The Medicare Advantage open enrollment period runs from January 1st through March 31, 2026. If you missed your chance during

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance HRAs/HSAs Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, HSAs, Medicare Part D

3 big questions about Trump’s healthcare policy plan

(By Jakob Emerson & Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump released a sparsely detailed healthcare policy framework

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 CMS, Extra Help, Healthcare Costs, Low-Income Subsidy Plan Availability, Medicaid, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

You may be eligible for Extra Help with Medicare Part D

Medicare Extra Help is a federal program that assists individuals with limited income and resources in paying for prescription drug

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, MedPAC, Older Adults

MA payments are $76 billion above FFS Medicare

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are funded primarily through fixed monthly payments from Medicare, based on the expected healthcare costs of

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 CMS, H.R.5454, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, Older Adults

H.R.5454 Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act

The Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, H.R.5454, is bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress to address issues related to the reimbursement

CMS Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance HRAs/HSAs Medicare - General

Eileen Cook January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 CMS, Creditable health coverage, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Older Adults

Find out if it’s the right time to sign up for Medicare or not

Most people sign up for both Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance) when they’re first eligible (usually

CMS Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Why March 31st is important

If you are a Medicare Advantage enrollee, there is one date you need to circle on your calendar: March 31st.

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, IRMAA, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Know what triggers IRMAAs

The law requires an adjustment to your monthly Medicare Part B (medical insurance) and Medicare prescription drug coverage premiums. The