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Eileen Cook February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 AI, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage AI under more fire in Washington

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) New guardrails for Medicare Advantage plans’ use of AI may not be clear

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Eileen Cook February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Aging, Assisted Living, COVID-19, Nursing Homes, Older Adults

Do We Simply Not Care About Old People?

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the

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Eileen Cook February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage

Payer execs sweat proposed Medicare Advantage rates

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payer executives are not happy with CMS’ proposed Medicare Advantage rates for 2025.

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Eileen Cook February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Drug costs, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Part D

3 Charts About Drug Prices in the United States

(By Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 7, 2024) Prescription drug costs are a top concern for

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Eileen Cook February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 PTSD, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Misconceptions about PTSD: Part One

(Source – news.va.gov) In this first episode of a two-part series on the PTSD Bytes podcast, host Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport

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Eileen Cook February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Income and Assets of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Karen Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 05, 2024) More

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Health Care FinanceMedicare Advantage
Eileen Cook February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Insurers split in ‘2 camps’ on rising Medicare Advantage costs

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Insurers are reporting rising costs in the Medicare Advantage business but differ in

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Eileen Cook February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 Financial Resources, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Low Incomes, Little Savings: Many Medicare Beneficiaries Have Modest Financial Resources to Draw Upon in Retirement

(Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 5, 2024) A new KFF analysis shows that most Medicare beneficiaries

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Eileen Cook February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 Caregivers, VA Caregiver Support Program, VA Video Connect, Veterans, Veterans Health care

VA Video Connect: Where convenience and quality care align

(Source – news.va.gov) VA Video Connect (VVC) makes it easier than ever for caregivers to join the telehealth visits of

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Eileen Cook February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare redesign, Homelessness, Housing Healthcare, Medicaid

Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’

(By Angela Hart for KFF Health News) States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s

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