What Newly Released Medicaid Data Do and Don’t Tell Us
(Authors: Alice Burns and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 20, 2026) The Centers for Medicare and
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Medicare Advantage’s ‘sunk-cost’ problem
(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage now covers about 55% of eligible beneficiaries nationwide — more than
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Medicare Advantage grows less than 1% during annual enrollment: 7 notes
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost 35.5 million people were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan as of
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14 payers pledge support for ACCESS model
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fourteen health insurers have voluntarily committed to CMS’ “Advancing Chronic Care with Effective,
Read MoreThe IRA Has Improved Coverage of Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation
(Authors: Juliette Cubanski and Nolan Sroczynski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 11, 2026) The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
Read More10 years after CMS’ first mandatory bundled payment model, what did it actually build?
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) This April will mark a decade since CMS launched the Comprehensive Care for
Read MoreExamining 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
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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
Read MoreCMS 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,
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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
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