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Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Spending, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Hospital Spending Accounted for 40% of the Growth in National Health Spending Between 2022 and 2024

(Authors: Jamie Godwin, Zachary Levinson, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 11, 2026) National spending on

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare Part D, Medicare Price Negotiation, Older Adults

The IRA Has Improved Coverage of Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

(Authors: Juliette Cubanski and Nolan Sroczynski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 11, 2026) The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare

10 years after CMS’ first mandatory bundled payment model, what did it actually build?

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) This April will mark a decade since CMS launched the Comprehensive Care for

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare's WISeR Model, Older Adults, prior authorization requirements

Examining the Potential Impact of Medicare’s New WISeR Model

(Authors: Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Misha Segal for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, Older Adults

CMS revives nursing home staffing campaign after scrapping 24-hour rule

(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has republished a Notice of Funding Opportunity related to addressing nursing home

Consumer Data Health Care Finance Price Transparency

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Price Transparency, Price Transparency

Hospitals are posting prices for patients. It’s mostly industry using the data

(By Darius Tahir for NPR) Republicans think patients should be shopping for better health care prices. The party has long

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 ACA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Obamacare Sign-Ups Drop, but the Extent Won’t Be Clear for Months

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for

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

Eileen Cook February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What experts say individuals should consider before changing Medicare Advantage plans.

We are now past the halfway mark of the 2026 Medicare Advantage open enrollment period. The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 ACA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

ACA Marketplace Enrollment is Down in 2026—But All of the Data Isn’t in Yet

(Authors: Justin Lo, Jared Ortaliza, Emma Wager, Matt McGough, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 5,

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

The future of Medicare Advantage plans

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed 0.09 percent increase in Medicare Advantage payments for