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Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 Claims Denials and Appeals, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Prior Authorization

Insurers’ Prior Authorization Data Offers Little Insight Into What Gets Approved or Denied

(Author Kaye Pestaina for The Kaiser Foundation published April 2, 2026) For many Americans, especially those with a chronic condition,

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Medicaid Workers and Job-Based Insurance: Who Is Offered, Eligible, and Enrolled?

(Authors: Sammy Cervantes and Jennifer Tolbert for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 5, 2026) Passage of the 2025 reconciliation

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 ACA Marketplace, CMS, COBRA, Employer Coverage, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults

The gap between early retirement and Medicare eligibility

You can begin your Social Security as early as 62; however, you cannot begin your Medicare coverage until you are

Employer Healthcare HHS

Eileen Cook February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 HHS, No Surprises Act, Self-insured Employers

HHS: No Surprises Act hit self-insured plans hardest

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS released its third annual report Feb. 9 that evaluates how the No

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Spending, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Hospital Spending Accounted for 40% of the Growth in National Health Spending Between 2022 and 2024

(Authors: Jamie Godwin, Zachary Levinson, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 11, 2026) National spending on

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Uninsured/Underinsured

Eileen Cook January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Unisured

Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(Authors: Grace Sparks, Lunna Lopes, Alex Montero, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 29,

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 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

Employer Healthcare Health Insurance Medicare - General

Gerry Hafer December 30, 2025January 2, 2026 Medicare for All, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Universal Health Care

Bernie Sanders: Universal Health Care and Job Choices Unfortunately Linked

(Source: Yahoo!News) “Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive.” That’s the

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook December 24, 2025December 24, 2025 ACA, Employer insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Take control your healthcare costs in 2026

Health insurance premiums are rising, and 2026 is going to be a record high for millions of Americans. It does

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