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Eileen Cook October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 Medicare Part D, Prescription Kiosks

Advocate Health launches prescription kiosks in Chicago

(By: Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health is addressing pharmacy deserts on Chicago’s South Side by

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Eileen Cook October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 Nuclear Missile Workers, Veterans

Nuclear Missile Workers Are Contracting Cancer. They Blame the Bases.

(By Patricia Kime for KFF Health News) At a memorial service in 2022, veteran Air Force Capt. Monte Watts bumped

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Eileen Cook October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Some Medicare Advantage plans are reducing operations

Due to higher-than-expected use of medical services in their Medicare businesses, CVS Health, Humana, and UnitedHealth Group will exit less

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Eileen Cook October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 POW/MIAs, Remembrance Ceremonies, Veterans, Veterans Health care

VA facilities nationwide honor POW/MIAs with remembrance ceremonies

(Source – news.va.gov) Across the country, VA medical centers and partners gathered to honor America’s prisoners of war (POWs) and

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Eileen Cook October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Drug Tariffs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, Most Favored Nations

White House delays 100% drug tariffs to negotiate pricing 

(By: Ella Jeffries for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Trump administration will hold off on imposing pharmaceutical tariffs Oct. 1 for

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Eileen Cook October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 ACA, ACA Marketplace Premium Payments, Enhanced Premium Tax Credits

ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire

(Authors: Justin Lo, Larry Levitt, Jared Ortaliza, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 30, 2025) Affordable

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Eileen Cook October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 VA’s Driver Rehabilitation Programs, Veterans, Veterans Health care

VA driver rehabilitation programs restore independence for Veterans

(Source – news.va.gov) For Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran Trivero Wilson, the road to recovery meant more than medical care—it meant

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Health InsuranceLegal Actions/Court DecisionsPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 False Claims Case, Medicare Part D bids

Court orders Humana to pay $32M in fees following False Claims case

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal court ordered Humana to pay more than $32 million in attorneys’

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Eileen Cook September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Special Needs Plans

A Closer Look at the Growing Role of Special Needs Plans in Medicare Advantage

(Authors: Abby Sachar, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Maiss Mohamed, and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 25, 2025)

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Eileen Cook September 30, 2025 Alzheimer's Treatment, Older Adults, Veterans, Veterans Health care

San Francisco VA offers new therapies for early-stage Alzheimer’s

(Source – news.va.gov) Veterans facing the challenges of early stage Alzheimer’s disease now have a powerful ally in the San

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