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CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medigap, Older Adults

In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals

(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) It’s open enrollment season for Medicare Advantage, when people currently enrolled in private

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage spending 14% higher than fee for service: Report

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission estimated Medicare Advantage payments will be 14% greater

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage ‘Dark Money’ Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies

(By Fred Schulte and Maia Rosenfeld and David Hilzenrath for KFF Health News) Judging by more than 16,400 comments recently

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

Eileen Cook March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

$13.4B premium hike in 2025 due to Medicare Advantage overpayments: Report

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Congressional Joint Economic Committee identified an additional $13.4 billion contributing to higher Medicare

CMS Consumer Data Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Part D enrollment in 2026: 5 things to know

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Following the annual enrollment period for 2026, 56.1 million people — up from

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

Eileen Cook March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Analyzing Changes in Medicare Part D Enrollment for 2026

(Authors: Juliette Cubanski, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 3, 2026) For people with

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Benefits coverage for no-premium plans could drop 50% under 2027 MA rule: AHIP

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans looking to maintain no-premium models could face 50% cuts to

CMS Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Suspend Enrollment

CMS to suspend enrollment into Elevance’s Medicare Advantage plans

By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is sanctioning Elevance Health and plans to suspend enrollment into the insurer’s

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

‘We’re running in when others are running out’: Stability drives record growth for regional Medicare Advantage plans

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage enrollment grew less than 1% during this past annual enrollment period,

CMS Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Special Needs Plans

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grew by About 1 Million People, Mainly Due to Special Needs Plans

(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 23, 2026)