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CMSMedicare AdvantagePart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

It’s important to know what to expect out of your MA plan in 2026

The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA OEP) runs from January 1 to March 31 each year, allowing current Medicare

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Rural HealthVeterans Benefits
Eileen Cook January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 (MoPOC), Rural Health, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Improving access to care

(Source – news.va.gov) Bringing care home Rural Veterans who need a new brace or prosthesis are aware of the barriers

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CMSHealth Care FinanceMedicare Advantage
Eileen Cook January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage payments for 2027: 5 notes

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS proposed its 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D capitation rates and payment

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Veterans BenefitsVirtual Reality
Eileen Cook January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 ReLieVRx, Veterans, Veterans Health care, virtual reality

RelieVRx offers hope for Veterans with chronic pain

(Source – news.va.gov) Virtual reality as therapy For many Veterans, living with chronic pain can make daily life difficult. VA

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Consumer DataHealth Care FinancePart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 340B drug discount program, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D

Eli Lilly to expand 340B reporting requirements

(By: Ella Jeffries for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eli Lilly and Co. will require all 340B covered entities to submit claims-level

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CMSHealth Care FinanceHealth Care RedesignHealth InsuranceMedicare Advantage
Eileen Cook January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood

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Veterans Benefits
Eileen Cook January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 Veterans, Veterans Health care

Winter storm, deep freeze put Veterans at risk: VA urges early planning

(Source – news.va.gov) A powerful winter storm and a blast of Arctic air are expected to bring heavy snow, dangerous

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HHSLegislative UpdateUncategorized
Eileen Cook January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, legislative update

House passes healthcare spending package

(By: Erica Cerutti for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House of Representatives voted 341 to 88 on Jan. 22 to pass

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CMSHealth Care FinanceMedicare - GeneralMedicare AdvantagePart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Don’t miss this chance to change plans

The Medicare Advantage open enrollment period runs from January 1st through March 31, 2026.  If you missed your chance during

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Mental Health/Behavioral HealthVeterans Benefits
Eileen Cook January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 Mental Health, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Serving Veterans with severe mental health challenges

(Source – news.va.gov) Remaining in communities Veteran Lyndsey Beaver, 41, a Maryland transplant from New Jersey, counts her blessings each

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