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Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Telehealth

Eileen Cook October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Telehealth

What to Know About Medicare Coverage of Telehealth

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 02, 2024) Use of telehealth,

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Humana reports major decline in Medicare Advantage star ratings

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The percentage of Humana Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans rated 4 stars

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Did you receive your Plan Annual Notice of Change?

It is that time of the year again for the deluge of Medicare literature to arrive in your mailbox, but

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What to Know about the Medicare Open Enrollment Period and Medicare Coverage Options

(By Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Tricia Neuman, and Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 26, 2024)

Eileen Cook October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

22 states where Medicare Advantage offerings are shrinking

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) In 22 states and Washington, D.C., there will be fewer Medicare Advantage plans

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Annual Open Enrollment, CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Nearly 7 in 10 Medicare Beneficiaries Did Not Compare Plans During Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period

(By Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, Meredith Freed, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 26, 2024) Each

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

States with highest, lowest Medicare Advantage premiums | 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Average Medicare Advantage premiums in 2025 range from $2.44 in Nevada to $62.25

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

Eileen Cook September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage premiums, benefits stable for ’25, CMS says: 10 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Average Medicare Advantage premiums and Medicare Part D premiums will decrease in 2024,

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

Eileen Cook September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine

(By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker for KFF Health News) Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to

CMS Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicare - General Prior Authorization

Arlene Sharp September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 CMS, medicare, Prior Authorization

Medicare Advantage Denials Increased Before the Implementation of New Prior Authorization Rules

By Julie Carter for Medicare Rights on September 26, 2024 KFF recently analyzed Medicare Advantage (MA) data on prior authorization,