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

Eileen Cook March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What Medicare’s Temporary Program Covering GLP-1s for Obesity Means for Beneficiaries

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation published March 9, 2026) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

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 Consumer Data Medicare - General Telehealth

Eileen Cook March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 CMS, medicare, Older Adults, Telehealth

Medicare beneficiaries log 60 million telehealth visits annually

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare beneficiaries had about 60 million telehealth visits per year between 2021 and

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,

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 ACA Marketplace, CMS, COBRA, Employer Coverage, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults

The gap between early retirement and Medicare eligibility

You can begin your Social Security as early as 62; however, you cannot begin your Medicare coverage until you are

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 ACA, ACA Enhanced Tax Credits, Healthcare Costs, Older Adults

Where ACA premiums have risen most for older adults following expiration of enhanced subsidies

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) ACA premiums for older adults have surged nationwide following the expiration of enhanced

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 ACA, Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Older Adults

How Will the Loss of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Affect Older Adults?

(Authors: Matt McGough, Lynne Cotter, Justin Lo, Matthew Rae, Cynthia Cox, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: