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CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage extra benefits, Older Adults

Unused Medicare Advantage benefits

The Commonwealth Fund reports that three in 10 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have not used any supplemental benefits in the past

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 ACA, Health Insurance, Medicare Advantage

77% happy with 2026 health plan options

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Seventy-seven percent of Americans who reviewed their health plan choices for 2026 “felt

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap

Thinking about making a change?

Medicare Advantage (also known as “Part C”) is a Medicare-approved plan offered by a private company that offers an alternative

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

Eileen Cook December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

Is a Medigap plan right for you?

We are in the final days of the Medicare Open Enrollment period. The Medicare open enrollment period ends on December

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

Eileen Cook December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 CMS, deductible, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Premium Hike

Medicare changes for 2026

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 and over. Medicare is divided into four parts:

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Chart Reviews Increase Payments to Medicare Advantage Insurers for 1 in 6 Enrollees

(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 20, 2025) Federal payments

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Provider Network

Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks

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

Eileen Cook November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, IRMAA, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Part B

Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Insulated from Affordability Challenges As Part B Premiums Rise in 2026

(By Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation published Nov 17, 2025) Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

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

Eileen Cook November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Provider Network

Don’t overlook provider network

We are currently in the Medicare Open Enrollment period, during which Medicare recipients can make changes to their Medicare coverage.

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part B premiums, MedPAC

Medicare premiums are being pushed by rising payments to Medicare Advantage plans

According to a recent report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPaC), the cost of Medicare Part B premiums is

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