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

Eileen Cook December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare changes for the new year

January 1st is just around the corner, and many things will change, including Medicare. If you are a Medicare beneficiary

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,

Aging Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Healthcare Costs, pharmaceuticals

A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, and Pain. But Will It Be Used?

(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) SAN DIEGO — Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn’t the right drug for Patti

Health Care Finance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 Biosimilars drugs, Class Action Lawsuit, Healthcare Costs, Stelara, Ustekinumab

CareFirst sues J&J over alleged anticompetitive biosimilar tactics

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicaid

Eileen Cook December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid Redeterminations, Small Group Insurance

45% of employer group market can be disrupted, Centene CEO says

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Centene CEO Sarah London foresees major disruption opportunities ahead in the employer group

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

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,

Emerging Health Issues Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign

Eileen Cook December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 Healthcare Access, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospitals, Private Equity Ownership, Senate Budget Committee

Senate committee launches bipartisan investigation into private equity ownership of hospitals

(By Brittany Trang for STAT) The two leaders of the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday launched a bipartisan investigation into