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CMS Health Care Redesign Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook December 26, 2023December 26, 2023 CMS, medicare, Mental Health Providers, Older Adults

Medicare expanding coverage

Congress has approved an expansion of mental health providers covered under the Medicare program. As of January 1, 2024, Medicare

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance LTC Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Healthcare Affordability, Healthcare Costs, High Deductible, LTC Costs, medicare

Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(By Lunna Lopes, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 21, 2023) For many years,

CMS Health Care Finance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Claw back

Feds want Humana’s Medicare Advantage clawback lawsuit thrown out

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department wants Humana’s lawsuit challenging a CMS rule that would implement

Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Disabled, Home and Community-based services, Medicaid, Medicaid Long-term Services and Supports, medicare, Patient Assistance Programs

Who Uses Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports?

(By Priya Chidambaram, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 14, 2023) KFF estimates that

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

Eileen Cook December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Out-of-pocket prescription costs

The New Help for Medicare Beneficiaries with High Drug Costs That Few Seem to Know About

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 12, 2023) The Inflation Reduction Act of

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update Medical Debt Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

Eileen Cook December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 CMS, Drug price Transparency, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Insulin Cost-sharing, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

3 Inflation Reduction Act Medicare changes taking effect in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government will cap drug copays and premiums for Medicare beneficiaries and

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

Eileen Cook December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, PBM, Price Transparency, Site Neutral Policy

House passes site-neutral policy, transparency, PBM reform package

(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — The House passed a relatively major health care package late Monday, an end-of-year

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

Eileen Cook December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Drug price Transparency, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage transparency, Medicare Part D, PBM

Medicare bills pass House committee: 3 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced 19 pieces of legislation Dec. 7,

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Mergers, Older Adults

Is the Medicare Advantage ‘gold rush’ over?

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Advantage gold rush is slowing down, Wall Street Journal columnist David

CMS Dental/Oral Health Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 CMS, dental health, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare redesign, medicare, Older Adults

Recent Changes to Medicare Coverage of Dental Services from the 2023 and 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules

(By Meredith Freed, Tricia Neuman, and Juliette Cubanski for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 01, 2023) Medicare does not