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Eileen Cook March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Rural Health, Rural Hospitals

Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services

(By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez for KFF Health News) In a little more than two years as CEO of a small

Aging CMS Health Care - General Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 CMS, Food as medicine, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare redesign, medicare, Older Adults

Why won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?

(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter

Aging DME Health Care - General Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 Aging, Hearing Aids, medicare, Older Adults

Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called

Health Care Finance Medical Debt Medicare - General Medigap Price Transparency Rural Health

Eileen Cook February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Emergency care, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Price Transparency, Rural Health, Surprise Ambulance Bills

Without Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight

(By Tony Leys for KFF Health News) Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money,

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults

What 3 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Recent research on Medicare Advantage has uncovered differences in the types of care

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage extra benefits, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Is Medicare Advantage really better?

A recent report from The Commonwealth Fund found that despite the belief that Medicare Advantage members are more satisfied with

CMS Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 Claims Data, CMS, Medicaid, medical research, medicare

CMS proposal could have ‘catastrophic impact’ on Medicare, Medicaid research

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is proposing raising prices and tightening access to Medicare and Medicaid claims

Health Care - General Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Postacute care

Medicare Advantage enrollees receive less postacute care: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage enrollees received less intensive postacute care than their counterparts in traditional

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Patients for Affordable Drugs, Pharma

Patients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers

(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst,

Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Tricare, Veterans

A veterans guide to healthcare plans

Veterans may qualify for coverage from different healthcare plans. Some veterans may qualify for TRICARE, Medicare, and Veterans Affairs (VA)