A Steep Subsidy Cliff Looms for Older Middle-Income Enrollees if ACA Enhanced Tax Credits Expire
(By Shameek Rakshit for The Kaiser Family Foundation published Oct 8, 2025) With Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax
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Month: October 2025
Unnecessary back surgeries cost Medicare $1.9B: Report
(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. hospitals have performed more than 200,000 unnecessary vertebroplasty, spinal fusion and laminectomy
Read MoreThis Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now.
(By Paula Span for KFF Health News) In St. Louis, a team of students aboard a well-equipped van visits senior
Read MoreWhat to Know About How Medicare Pays Physicians
(Authors: Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 7, 2025) More than 67
Read MoreCourt ruling allows Medicare to negotiate prices for larger number of drugs
(By John Wilkerson for STAT published Oct. 7, 2025) A federal appeals court unanimously rejected a Novo Nordisk challenge to
Read MoreHealth systems pause Medicare telehealth visits during government shutdown
(By: Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Some health systems have started pausing telehealth visits for Medicare beneficiaries as the
Read MoreIf Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Expire, Older Marketplace Enrollees Face Steepest Premium Hikes
(By Matt McGough for The Kaiser Family Foundation published Oct. 6, 2025) If Congress does not extend the enhanced premium
Read MoreHospital group questions MedPAC finding that MA growth hasn’t hurt finances
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association critiqued the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s initial assessment of
Read MoreWill a 12% Medicare increase in 2026 offset your COLA adjustment?
The Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will be announced on October 15th, 2025. It’s expected to be about 2.7%, higher than last
Read More5 Charts About Public Opinion on the Affordable Care Act
(Authors: Ashley Kirzinger, Isabelle Valdes, Alex Montero, Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 3,
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