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Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 CMS, Dual-Eligible, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicare Savings Programs, Older Adults

What Are the Primary Medicaid Eligibility Pathways for Dual-Eligible Individuals?

(By Alice Burns, Maria T. Peña, Maiss Mohamed, Meredith Freed, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published:

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

Eileen Cook October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

Key Facts About Medigap Enrollment and Premiums for Medicare Beneficiaries

(By Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 18, 2024) Health

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap

Eileen Cook October 21, 2024October 21, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap, Pre-Existing Conditions

Medigap May Be Elusive for Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions

(By Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 18, 2024) Medicare

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

Eileen Cook October 21, 2024October 21, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

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

Sign up for Medicare Part B Online, by Fax, or by Mail

(Source – blog.ssa.gov) Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period is underway through December 7. This is an annual opportunity for people with

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

2025 Medicare Advantage Plan Choices are Stable, Following Years of Steady Growth

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 15, 2024)

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Take the time to review your health plan

The Medicare Open Enrollment Period for 2025 runs from October 15, 2024, to December 7, 2024. During this time, Medicare

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Annual Medicare Open Enrollment has started

The annual Medicare Open Enrollment period has begun and will run until December 7th. What is the Medicare Enrollment period,

CMS Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Weight Loss Drug Coverage

Weight loss drug coverage could cost Medicare $35B by 2034, CBO says: 4 notes

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Authorizing Medicare to cover weight loss drugs would cost the federal government an

Aging Caregiver Elections - Healthcare issues Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General

Eileen Cook October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Elections, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Home Care, medicare, Older Adults

Harris pitches Medicare home care coverage: 3 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed expanding Medicare coverage for home healthcare, NPR