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Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospitals, medicare

Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars

(By Phil Galewitz and Colleen DeGuzman for NPR) In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their

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

Eileen Cook February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Income and Assets of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Karen Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 05, 2024) More

Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 Financial Resources, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Low Incomes, Little Savings: Many Medicare Beneficiaries Have Modest Financial Resources to Draw Upon in Retirement

(Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 5, 2024) A new KFF analysis shows that most Medicare beneficiaries

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

Eileen Cook January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

10 Reasons Why Medicare Advantage Enrollment is Growing and Why It Matters

(By Tricia Neuman, Meredith Freed, and Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 30, 2024) For the

Aging CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Marketing, Medicare Annual Enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Senator accuses Medicare Advantage marketers of ‘race to the bottom’

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage’s annual enrollment period is over, but the marketing tactics used to

Assisted Living Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General LTC Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 At-Risk Population, Healthcare Costs, Indoor Air Quality, LTC Facilities, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

What’s Indoor Air Quality Like in Long-Term Care Facilities During Wildfires? Worse Than You’d Think.

(By Kylie Mohr for KFF Health News) Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Is a Medicare Advantage plan right for you?

More than half, or 51 percent, of eligible Medicare recipients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. So, what makes Medicare

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, MedPAC

MedPAC: Medicare Advantage will receive estimated $88B in overpayments in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Coding intensity and the types of enrollees who select Medicare Advantage plans will

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Curious about Medicare Advantage?

Are you turning 65 this year and confused about Medicare and Medicare Advantage; you are not alone. It is good

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medigap

Eileen Cook January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medigap, Older Adults

Is Medigap worth the cost?

Medicare Supplemental Insurance, commonly referred to as Medigap, covers two out of ten Medicare recipients, according to the latest analysis