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Aging CMS Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 CMS, medicare, Older Adults, Telehealth

Medicare telehealth coverage could expire

For many seniors, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the expansion of Medicare telehealth was a godsend. However, the Medicare telehealth expansion

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

Eileen Cook February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 ACA, Government Spending, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare

What Does the Federal Government Spend on Health Care?

(By Juliette Cubanski, Alice Burns, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 24, 2025) Congressional Republicans and

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

You have to March 31st to change your Medicare Advantage plan

Are you enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan you’re not sure is right for you? You can make changes to

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Rural Health

Eileen Cook February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospitals, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Rural Hospitals

Key Facts About Hospitals

(Authors: Zachary Levinson, Scott Hulver, Jamie Godwin, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 19, 2025) Hospitals

CMS Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 CMS, General Enrollment Period, IEP, medicare, Special Enrollment periods

When can you sign up for Medicare

The majority of people enroll in Medicare during their “Initial Enrollment Period” (IEP), which starts three months before your turn

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

Eileen Cook February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act, medicare, Medicare Part D

Payers contend with Inflation Reduction Act changes: 4 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payers are navigating through the second year of major Inflation Reduction Act changes.

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

Eileen Cook February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Turmoil in the privatized version of Medicare

Humana, Inc., has reported $1.2 billion in 2024 profits, which included a $693 million fourth-quarter loss as the health insurer

Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update M4A and Public Option Plans Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Massachusetts Health Care Trust, Medicaid, medicare, Single Payer

Massachusetts lawmakers reintroduce single payer proposal

(Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bill to establish a single payer healthcare system in Massachusetts has been refiled

CMS Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Part B, Older Adults

Are You 65 Or Older and Need Medicare Part B? Sign Up Now Through March 31

(Source – www.blog.us.gov) If you’re 65 or older and didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B during the automatic, initial