After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents’ Access to Consumer SSNs
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Until last week, the system that is used to enroll people in federal
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CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rule: 11 key updates
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued its final 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D rule April 4,
Read MoreWhy higher Medicare Advantage utilization wasn’t reflected in 2025 rates
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has finalized a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025,
Read MoreMental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid
(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) With rates of suicide and opioid deaths rising in the past decade and children’s mental
Read MoreCMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rates
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS finalized a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025. The
Read MoreACA health insurance plans are being switched without enrollees’ OK
(By Julie Appleby for NPR) Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to
Read MoreYour Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage
By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News on March 29, 2024 Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a
Read MoreCMS faces another challenge of Medicare Advantage star ratings methodology
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Medicare Advantage insurer facing termination of one of its contracts from the
Read More20 hospitals, systems where charity care exceeds tax breaks
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, released a new report March
Read MoreGross Medicare Spending on Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Is Already Skyrocketing – Even Though Medicare Cannot Cover The Drugs for Weight Loss
(By Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published March 23, 2024) A KFF analysis shows that gross total Medicare
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