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CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid Rural Health

Eileen Cook July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, legislative update, Medicaid, Rural Health

$50B Rural Health ‘Slush Fund’ Faces Questions, Skepticism

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for KFF Health News) A last-minute scramble to add a $50 billion rural health program to

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 ACA, CMS, Medicaid

CMS Finds 2.8 Million Americans Potentially Enrolled in Two or More Medicaid/ACA Exchange Plans

(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to crush fraud, waste, and abuse in America’s

CMS Health Insurance Medicaid

Eileen Cook July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 CMS, Continuous Enrollment, Medicaid, Waivers

CMS to end Medicaid continuous eligibility waivers: 5 things to know

(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will not approve any new waivers for states to allow continuous enrollment

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt

Eileen Cook July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medical debt, Surprise health care bills

Surprise Medical Bills Were Supposed To Be a Thing of the Past. Surprise — They’re Not.

(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for KFF Health News) Last year in Massachusetts, after finding lumps in her breast, Jessica Chen went

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

The Uncertain Future of Medicare’s Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan Market and Why It Matters

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for KFF Health News Published: Jul 16, 2025) Ahead of Medicare’s annual mid-year announcement

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

Eileen Cook July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Key Facts About Medicare Part D Enrollment, Premiums, and Cost Sharing in 2025

(By Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 16, 2025) The Medicare Part D program

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage

Most Medicare Advantage Markets are Dominated by One or Two Insurers

(By Nicole Zhu, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 14, 2025)

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 CMS, medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Physicians

CMS pitches 3.6% bump in Medicare physician pay rule: 8 things to know

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS on July 14 released its annual proposed changes to the physician fee

CMS Dual Eligible Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 CMS, Dual Eligible, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans, Older Adults

Medicare Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans

Individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid coverage are referred to as Medicare dual-eligible. The individual can enroll in a

CMS Health Care Redesign Hospice/Home Health Services Legislative Update Medicare - General

Eileen Cook July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Hospital-at-home program, medicare, Older Adults

Lawmakers introduce 5-year hospital-at-home extension

(By: Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced a bill that would extend