Medicare Advantage plans spent $38B on supplemental benefits in 2024: 5 notes
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans spent $38 billion on non-Medicare benefits in 2024, according to a
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Older Adults
Texas Judge Overturns Controversial Nursing Facility Staffing Rule
(By Priya Chidambaram for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 11, 2025) On Monday, April 7, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in
Read MoreStates with most, fewest top rated older adult living communities
(By: Mariah Taylor and Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texas has the most communities on the “2025 Best Senior
Read MoreFewer than One in Five Medicare Enrollees Received Medication to Treat Their Opioid Use Disorder
(Source – oig.hhs.gov) In 2023, about 53,000 Medicare Part D enrollees experienced an opioid-related overdose. This is the number of
Read More5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for Adults with Chronic Conditions
(By Heather Saunders, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 10, 2025) Chronic conditions (also
Read MoreMost 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)
Read MoreWhen Medicare Advantage plans exit markets, where do their members go?
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) When two Blue Cross Blue Shield plans exited Medicare Advantage markets, UnitedHealthcare picked
Read MoreMedicaid 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
Read MoreMedicare 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
Read MoreWho 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
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