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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

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

Eileen Cook October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Finding the right plan for you

It’s that time of the year again, Medicare Open Enrollment time. Medicare recipients can and should explore their Medicare coverage

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Telehealth

Healthcare disruptions mount as shutdown enters day 20

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Senate on Oct. 20 again voted against reopening the federal government, marking

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicare's Provider Search Tool, Older Adults

Is Medicare’s New Provider Search Tool a Step in the Right Direction?

(Author Meredith Freed for The Kaiser Family Foundation published Oct 17, 2025) October 15th marked the first day of the

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

Eileen Cook October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What to Know About the Medicare Open Enrollment Period and Medicare Coverage Options

(Authors: Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Tricia Neuman, Juliette Cubanski, and Meredith Freed for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct

CMS DHS -OIG Medicaid Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 CMS, DHS-OIG, Medicaid, medicare, Mental Health, Older Adults

Private Medicare, Medicaid Plans Exaggerate In-Network Mental Health Options, Watchdogs Say

(By Tony Leys for KFF Health News) Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare

CMS walks back Medicare payment pause

(By: Erica Cerutti for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has clarified that only select Medicare claims will be held amid the