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Eileen Cook April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Hospice, Inpatient Rehabilitation, LTC, medicare, Psychiatric Hospitals

CMS drops 5 proposed payment rules for 2026: 25 things to know

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has released proposed payment rules for inpatient and long-term care hospitals, hospices

Medicare - General Rural Health

Eileen Cook April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 medicare, Older Adults, Rural Health

Most People in the Most Rural Counties Get Medicare Coverage from Traditional Medicare

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 10, 2025)

Disabled Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 Disabled, Medicaid, medicare

States ranked by disability prevalence among Medicaid enrollees

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicaid enrollees in Maine have the highest prevalence of disabilities, while those in

Aging Dual Eligible Health Care Finance LTC Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 Disabled, Healthcare Finance, LTC, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Medicaid Eligibility Levels for Older Adults and People with Disabilities (Non-MAGI) in 2025

(By Alice Burns, Maiss Mohamed, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 07, 2025) To achieve

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Rural Health

Eileen Cook April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Rural Health, Rural Hospitals

Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts

(By Arielle Zionts for KFF Health News) Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do

CMS Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare will not cover GLP-1s for weight loss: 3 notes

(By: Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS said April 4 it will not move forward with a Biden-era proposal

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

Eileen Cook April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 CMS, Extra Benefits, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Who is enrolling in Medicare Advantage?

The creation of Medicare Advantage health plans was part of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act. Medicare Advantage grew from almost

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D

Operationalizing the scope of the Medicare drug negotiations

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allowed Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of certain high-expenditure, single-source drugs without generic

CMS HHS Illegal Activities Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Eileen Cook April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 CMS, HHS, Improper Payments, medicare, Medicare Fraud

Medicare Program Integrity and Efforts to Root Out Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse

(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 31, 2025) Medicare, the federal

Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Eileen Cook March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 medicare, Medicare Fraud

The latest Medicare scam

A new Medicare scam is on the rise, entitizing seniors to “free” or at “no cost to you” genetic testing.