Skip to content
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Latest:
  • Veteran homelessness isn’t always visible
  • When porch pirates steal medicine instead of holiday gifts
  • Take control your healthcare costs in 2026 
  • How the Veterans Crisis Line prevents Veteran suicide
  • Arizona erases $642M in medical debt
medicarereport.org

  • Home
  • About
    • AMAC Foundation
  • What is medicare?
    • Mediare Part A – Hospital Insurance
    • Medicare Part B – Medical Insurance
    • Medicare Part C – Medicare Advantage (MA)
    • Medicare Part D – Prescription Drug Coverage
    • Supplement/Medigap Plans
    • Medicare Savings Program
  • Enrolling in Medicare
  • Medicare History
    • Medicare’s Major Milestones
  • COVID-19 Information
AgingAssisted LivingLTC
Eileen Cook April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 Assisted living Communities, LTC Facilities, Older Adults

States with most, fewest top rated older adult living communities

(By: Mariah Taylor and Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texas has the most communities on the “2025 Best Senior

Read More
AgingDHS -OIGPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 DHS-OIG, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Opioid Use Disorder

Fewer than One in Five Medicare Enrollees Received Medication to Treat Their Opioid Use Disorder

(Source – oig.hhs.gov) In 2023, about 53,000 Medicare Part D enrollees experienced an opioid-related overdose. This is the number of

Read More
CMSHealth Care FinanceHospice/Home Health ServicesLTCMedicare - General
Eileen Cook April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Hospice, Inpatient Rehabilitation, LTC, medicare, Psychiatric Hospitals

CMS drops 5 proposed payment rules for 2026: 25 things to know

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has released proposed payment rules for inpatient and long-term care hospitals, hospices

Read More
AgingHHSMedicaid
Eileen Cook April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 HHS, Medicaid, Older Adults

5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for Adults with Chronic Conditions

(By Heather Saunders, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 10, 2025) Chronic conditions (also

Read More
Medicare - GeneralRural Health
Eileen Cook April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 medicare, Older Adults, Rural Health

Most People in the Most Rural Counties Get Medicare Coverage from Traditional Medicare

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 10, 2025)

Read More
DisabledMedicaidMedicare - General
Eileen Cook April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 Disabled, Medicaid, medicare

States ranked by disability prevalence among Medicaid enrollees

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicaid enrollees in Maine have the highest prevalence of disabilities, while those in

Read More
Veterans Benefits
Eileen Cook April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 Veterans, Veterans Health care

You’re in the driver’s seat: Making VA health care work for you

(Source – news.va.gov) When it comes to your health care, you’re in the driver’s seat—choosing where, when and how to

Read More
CMSHealth InsuranceMedicare Advantage
Eileen Cook April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 Health Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

When Medicare Advantage plans exit markets, where do their members go? 

(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) When two Blue Cross Blue Shield plans exited Medicare Advantage markets, UnitedHealthcare picked

Read More
Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care FinanceHealth InsuranceIllegal Activities
Eileen Cook April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 ACA Enrollment, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Tax Time Triggers Fraud Alarms for Some Obamacare Enrollees

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Because of past fraud by rogue brokers, some Affordable Care Act policyholders may

Read More
Health Care FinanceHRAs/HSAs
Eileen Cook April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Healthcare Finance, HSAs

The cumulative effect of long-term HSA ownership

Funded health savings accounts, meaning the account has a balance greater than $0, have an average balance of $2,415. However,

Read More
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

Latest Posts

  • Veteran homelessness isn’t always visible
  • When porch pirates steal medicine instead of holiday gifts
  • Take control your healthcare costs in 2026 
  • How the Veterans Crisis Line prevents Veteran suicide
  • Arizona erases $642M in medical debt

Archive

  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015

Categories

  • Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
  • Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  • Aging
  • Alzheimer's/Dementia
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assisted Living
  • Caregiver
  • CDC
  • CMS
  • Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
  • Consumer Data
  • Cybersecurity
  • Dental/Oral Health
  • DHS -OIG
  • Digital Technology
  • Direct Primary/Concierge Care
  • Disabled
  • DME
  • Dual Eligible
  • Elections – Healthcare issues
  • Emerging Health Issues
  • Employer Healthcare
  • End of Life
  • FDA
  • Food Insecurity
  • FSA
  • FTC
  • GAO
  • Health Care – General
  • Health Care Finance
  • Health Care Redesign
  • Health Insurance
  • Hearing Aids
  • HHS
  • Homelessness
  • Hospice/Home Health Services
  • HRAs/HSAs
  • HRSA
  • Illegal Activities
  • Indian Health Services
  • Legal Actions/Court Decisions
  • Legislative Update
  • LTC
  • M4A and Public Option Plans
  • Medicaid
  • Medical Debt
  • Medical Identity Fraud
  • Medical Technology
  • Medicare – General
  • Medicare Advantage
  • Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities
  • Medicare Q&A
  • Medigap
  • Men's Health
  • Mental Health/Behavioral Health
  • MSAs
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Nursing Homes
  • Pandemic
  • Part D/Prescription Drugs
  • PBM's
  • Preventive Care
  • Price Transparency
  • Primary Care
  • Prior Authorization
  • PTSD
  • Rural Health
  • Scams
  • Social Media
  • Substance Abuse
  • supplemental health plan
  • Telehealth
  • Uncategorized
  • Uninsured/Underinsured
  • Veterans Benefits
  • Virtual Reality
  • Women's Health
Copyright © 2025 medicarereport.org. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.