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

Eileen Cook November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Weight-loss drugs

Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs

Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs under a new deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Approximately 10 percent of

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 CMS, government shutdown, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults, Telehealth

The shutdown leaves telehealth for Medicare patients in limbo

(By Yuki Noguchi for NPR) A few weeks ago, when Vicki Stearn, 68, tried to schedule a virtual visit with

Aging Health Care Finance LTC Medicare - General

Eileen Cook November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults

The true cost of health care

Let’s face it, Medicare will not cover all your health care needs in retirement. Plus, there is a cost associated

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What You Can Do If Your Medicare Advantage Insurer Leaves

Insurers are reducing the number of Medicare Advantage health plans offered in 2026. However, analysis from Investopedia found that the

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Where to start during Medicare open enrollment

The Medicare Open Enrollment Period for 2026 is from October 15 to December 7, 2025. During this time, beneficiaries can

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

Eileen Cook October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Don’t overlook changes to your Medicare plan

The Medicare annual open enrollment is taking place now until December 7th. Each year, during this time, you can review

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

Eileen Cook October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

Is a Medicare Advantage plan worth it?

Is having no monthly premium worth signing up for Medicare Advantage? Some experts say no. According to ATI Advisory, a

Artificial Intelligence CMS Digital Technology Medicare - General

Eileen Cook October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 AI, CMS, Digital Technology, medicare, Older Adults

Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Luddites

(Author: Drew Altman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 29, 2025) The conventional wisdom used to be that seniors

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Provider Network, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage Provider Networks Limit Enrollees to About Half of the Physicians in Their Area That Are Available to Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare, on Average

(Source – Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published October 27, 2025) With Medicare’s annual open enrollment period underway,

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 AHA, CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Prior Authorization Pilot

AHA pushes CMS to delay Medicare prior authorization pilot

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to delay its Medicare prior authorization