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Eileen Cook October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Open Enrollment will start Oct. 15th

Due to the government shutdown, updates to information on the Medicare.gov website may be limited or delayed. Your Medicare benefits

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 CMS, medicare, Older Adults

Unnecessary back surgeries cost Medicare $1.9B: Report

(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. hospitals have performed more than 200,000 unnecessary vertebroplasty, spinal fusion and laminectomy

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

Eileen Cook October 8, 2025 CMS, Federal Appeals Court Ruling, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Court ruling allows Medicare to negotiate prices for larger number of drugs

(By John Wilkerson for STAT published Oct. 7, 2025) A federal appeals court unanimously rejected a Novo Nordisk challenge to

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 CMS, government shutdown, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults, Telehealth

Health systems pause Medicare telehealth visits during government shutdown

(By: Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Some health systems have started pausing telehealth visits for Medicare beneficiaries as the

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

Eileen Cook October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 CMS, COLA Adjustment, medicare, Medicare Part B premiums, Medicare Part D premuims

Will a 12% Medicare increase in 2026 offset your COLA adjustment?

The Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will be announced on October 15th, 2025. It’s expected to be about 2.7%, higher than last

Aging Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

7 insurers fully exiting Medicare Advantage

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) As many major insurers scale back on Medicare Advantage, some players are exiting

Aging CMS Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Special Needs Plans

A Closer Look at the Growing Role of Special Needs Plans in Medicare Advantage

(Authors: Abby Sachar, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Maiss Mohamed, and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 25, 2025)

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

29 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2025

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Among the most commonly cited reasons are excessive prior authorization denial rates and

CMS Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 CMS, CMS Terminates MA Contracts, Medicare Advantage

CMS terminates UCare’s Medicare Advantage contracts

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has formally terminated UCare’s Medicare Advantage contracts after the insurer declined to

Aging DHS -OIG Medicare - General Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 CMS, DHS -Office of Inspector General, Fail to report, Falls, medicare, Nursing Homes, Older Adults

Nursing homes fail to report 43% of most serious falls: HHS

(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nursing homes failed to report 43% of falls that resulted in major injury