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CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 Healthcare Finance, Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Insolvency, Medicare Utilization

Medicare solvency would be extended 17 years under Medicare Advantage utilization rates: Study

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund would be solvent until 2048 if traditional Medicare

CMS DHS -OIG Health Care Finance HHS Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Eileen Cook November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 CMS, DHS -Office of Inspector General, False Claims Act, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage

Feds ramp up Medicare Advantage scrutiny

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government is ramping up scrutiny of Medicare Advantage plans. In October,

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)Artificial Intelligence CMS HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 AI, Claims Denials and Appeals, CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Medicare Part D

Lawmakers are scrutinizing managed care

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federal lawmakers have been probing payers on a variety of issues in recent

CMS HHS Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 CMS, HHS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Ads, Older Adults

How Medicare Advantage is being advertised on TV

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than 85 percent of the nearly 650,000 Medicare TV ad airings over

HHS Medical Technology Pandemic

Eileen Cook September 21, 2023 COVID-19 testing, Free Covid tests, HHS

Free Covid tests will be offered again to all U.S. households

(By Helen Branswell and Rachel Cohrs for STAT) The federal government is again offering free Covid-19 tests to Americans, providing

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

Eileen Cook September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 CMS, HHS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What 8 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Much of Medicare Advantage growth is driven by people switching to the program from

HHS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 HHS, medicare, Medicare Advantage

More people are switching from traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage, HHS finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Most growth in Medicare Advantage enrollment since 2006 was driven by people switching

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance HHS

Eileen Cook September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 ACA, Colorado reinsurance, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Public Option

Biden administration gives $245M to Colorado reinsurance, public option programs

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS and the Treasury Department are providing $245 million in funding to the

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

Eileen Cook August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 0 Comments CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicare Star Ratings

Medicare Advantage in 2023: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Cost Sharing, Supplemental Benefits, Prior Authorization, and Star Ratings

(By Nancy Ochieng, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Legislative Update Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 0 Comments CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare Part D

FAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

(By Juliette Cubanski for the Kaiser Family Foundation published August 8, 2023) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),