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Eileen Cook January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Get a handle on your Medicare coverage

Medicare is a federal health insurance program for individuals aged 65 and older. Medicare recipients can choose to stay with

CMS Illegal Activities Medical Identity Fraud Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Eileen Cook January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 CMS, medicare, Medicare Fraud, Medicare Scam Calls, Older Adults

Medicare scams are on the rise

New data from the Better Business Bureau shows Medicare scams have surged by 40 percent compared to last year. These

Aging Caregiver CMS Disabled Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 CMS, HCHBS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Medicaid Home Care (HCBS) in 2025

(Authors: Maiss Mohamed, Alice Burns, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 5, 2026) Many older

CMS Medicare - General

Eileen Cook January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 CMS, medicare, Older Adults

Should Medicare eligibility age be raised?

Should the Medicare eligibility age be raised, like the Social Security age? That is a question that has been gaining

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What all retirees need to know about Medicare

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for individuals aged 65 and older. Medicare can be quite confusing due to

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare - General Primary Care

Gerry Hafer January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 CMS, medicare, OBBBA, Primary Care

2026 Ushers in New Pricing Shift for Primary Care

Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) brought an array of changes affecting seniors, with one quietly affecting healthcare

CMS Rural Health

Gerry Hafer December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 CMS, Rural Health Transformation Program, Working Families Tax Cuts legislation

Funding Allocated to Strengthen and Modernize Rural Health Care

CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States A press release today from The

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, medicare, Older Adults

Changing Medicare eligibility to 67

Medicare is the primary form of health insurance for older adults in the U.S. Provided by the federal government, Medicare

CMS Price Transparency

Eileen Cook December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Price Transparency

CMS proposes new price transparency rules

(By: Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump’s administration proposed significant updates Dec. 19 to healthcare price transparency

CMS Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 CMS, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults

Should you sign up for Medicare at 65?

Your Medicare initial enrollment period (IEP) is three months before your 65th birthday, the month of your 65th birthday, and