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Aging Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap

Eileen Cook January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap, Older Adults

Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for NPR) In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Reform, Prior Authorization

Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions

(By Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News) When KFF Health News published an article in August about the “prior authorization

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development, AHEAD, CMS, CMS Innovation Center, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Hospitals, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Mediciad

What is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ New AHEAD Model?

(By Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 02, 2024) In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare and

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Price Transparency

Eileen Cook January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 Allowed Amounts, Billed Charges, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare redesign, Price Transparency

New payer price transparency rules take effect in 2024

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) New requirements for payers under CMS’ Transparency in Coverage rule took effect Jan.

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

Eileen Cook December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare changes for the new year

January 1st is just around the corner, and many things will change, including Medicare. If you are a Medicare beneficiary

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance LTC Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Healthcare Affordability, Healthcare Costs, High Deductible, LTC Costs, medicare

Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(By Lunna Lopes, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 21, 2023) For many years,

Aging Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Healthcare Costs, pharmaceuticals

A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, and Pain. But Will It Be Used?

(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) SAN DIEGO — Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn’t the right drug for Patti

Health Care Finance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 Biosimilars drugs, Class Action Lawsuit, Healthcare Costs, Stelara, Ustekinumab

CareFirst sues J&J over alleged anticompetitive biosimilar tactics

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicaid

Eileen Cook December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid Redeterminations, Small Group Insurance

45% of employer group market can be disrupted, Centene CEO says

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Centene CEO Sarah London foresees major disruption opportunities ahead in the employer group