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Eileen Cook June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, legislative update, Medicaid, Medicaid State Directed Payments

Forthcoming Policy Changes to Medicaid State Directed Payments

(Authors: Alice Burns, Elizabeth Hinton, Scott Hulver, Jessica Mathers, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kasier Family Foundation Published: Jun 15,

CMS Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 Accrediting Organizations, CMS, Compliance, Medicaid, medicare

‘Who watches the watchmen?’ CMS tightens oversight of accrediting bodies — 8 things to know

(By: Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS published a final rule June 12 to increase oversight of the nine

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

Eileen Cook June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage in 2026: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Supplemental Benefits, and Prior Authorization

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 5, 2026)

CMS Illegal Activities Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 CMS, Fines, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

CMS Medicare fines keep coming: 5 recent updates

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has issued dozens of fines against Medicare Advantage, Part D and special

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

CMS Requires More Restrictive Definition of Medical Frailty in New Medicaid Work Requirements Rule

(Author Jennifer Tolbert for The Kaiser Family Foundation published June 2, 2026) On June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare

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

Eileen Cook June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D

GLP-1s in Medicare and Medicaid: Access alone is not a care model

(Pankhuri Sharma, Humana for Becker’s Hospital Review) The clinical value of GLP-1 receptor agonists is now well established. Multiple trials

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

CMS finalizes framework for Medicaid work rules: 8 things to know

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS published its interim final rule for state implementation of Medicaid work requirements

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid Medical Debt

Eileen Cook June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

A Closer Look at North Carolina’s Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Provisions and Other Changes Amid Medicaid Budget Shortfalls

(Authors: Jada Raphael, Amaya Diana, and Anna Mudumala for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 29, 2026) On April 30,

CMS Health Care Finance LTC Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap

Eileen Cook May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Key Facts About Health Care Affordability for People With Medicare

(Authors: Nancy Ochieng, Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Medicaid Rural Health

Eileen Cook May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 ACA, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Rural Health

4 trends shaping rural healthcare

(By: Kristin Kuchno for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rural healthcare is entering a period of widespread change, with financial strain and