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Eileen Cook July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 CMS, Health Insurance, Health Insurance companies, HHS, Prior Authorization

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Finds Prior Authorization Process Difficult to Manage

(By Grace Sparks, Julian Montalvo III, Shannon Schumacher, Ashley Kirzinger, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul

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Eileen Cook July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 Budget Reconciliation, CBO, Medicaid, Rural Health

A Closer Look at the $50 Billion Rural Health Fund in the New Reconciliation Law

(By Zachary Levinson and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 24, 2025) On July 4, 2025, President

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Eileen Cook July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 Brokers, Health Insurance, New York State

New York bans commission for certain plans: 5 things to know 

(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) New York state will bar insurers from compensating brokers for enrolling members in the

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Eileen Cook July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 Aging, Nursing Home to Home Program, Nursing Homes, Veterans, Veterans Health care

From nursing homes to homes

(Source – news.va.gov) Thanks to a VA pilot program called Nursing Home to Home (NHTH), 61 Veterans who get their

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Eileen Cook July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 AI, AI Accuracy, heart disease, Medical Technology

AI tool flags heart disease with 77% accuracy

(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Researchers from New York City-based organizations Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian have developed an

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Eileen Cook July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Final Mile Ceremony, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Navy Veteran honored in Final Mile Ceremony

(Source – news.va.gov) After graduating from high school in 1968, Jacky Lyn Branstetter joined the Navy during the height of

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Eileen Cook July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Prior Authorization

Humana to cut prior auth requirements, introduce gold card program

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Humana is accelerating its efforts to reform the prior authorization process through a series

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Eileen Cook July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 NHTH, Nursing Home to Home Program, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Nursing Home to Home program reunites Veteran and family

(Source – news.va.gov) VA’s Nursing Home to Home (NHTH) program has reunited a Korean War Veteran and his daughter. At

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Eileen Cook July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 Healthcare Reform, HHS, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

HHS to reform organ transplant system

(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) An HHS agency has directed the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to improve

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Eileen Cook July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 ACA, Health care costs, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Individual Insurance Market

Individual Market Insurers Requesting Largest Premium Increases in More Than 5 Years

(By Jared Ortaliza, Matt McGough, Kaitlyn Vu, Shameek Rakshit, Imani Telesford, Lynne Cotter, Emma Wager, and Cynthia Cox for The

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