August 2022 – Page 3 – medicarereport.org

HHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

(Source – www.cms.gov The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

For the first time in history, Medicare has the power to negotiate drug prices. Granted, in the beginning, the number

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) John Hancock Life & Health Insurance will pay New York customers and their

(By Megan Molteni for STAT) Sending weak electrical current into the brain for 20 minutes a day for four days

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter Aug. 18 to the Michigan Department

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Meredith Freed, and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 18, 2022) On August

(Source -news.va.gov) One in four Veterans live with type 2 diabetes. That’s more than double the rate for the general

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Overall member satisfaction with Medicare Advantage plans has risen steadily over the past

(Source – news.va.gov) More than one in seven US adults—that’s 37 million people—are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD),

(By Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 17, 2022) The Medicare Part D program provides