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(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted the founder and

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Savings Programs, Older Adults

Proposed modernization of the Medicare Savings Programs

To simplify access to the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPS), the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab has drafted four model

CDC FDA

Eileen Cook May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 CDC, FDA

KFF Poll Finds That Most Adults Lack Confidence in Key Health Agencies to Act Independently

(Authors Joel Luther, Hagere Yilma, and Irving Washington for The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 14, 2026) KFF’s latest April

CMS Health Care Finance Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 CMS, Older Adults, Prior Authorization

CMS taps 30 healthcare organizations for prior authorization initiative

(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a new initiative aimed

CMS Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Eileen Cook May 13, 2026 CMS, Home Health Services, medicare, Medicare Fraud, Older Adults

CMS freezes new hospice, home health enrollments amid fraud crackdown

(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is imposing a six-month nationwide moratorium

Homelessness Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Veteran homelessness, Veterans, Veterans Health care

The power of a trusted voice in helping homeless Veterans

(Source – news.va.gov) Why word of mouth is one of the most powerful tools in ending Veteran homelessness It can

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

Eileen Cook May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D

What to Know About the BALANCE Model for GLP-1s in Medicare and Medicaid and the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Elizabeth Williams for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 11, 2026) GLP-1s, a class

Artificial Intelligence Health Care Finance Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 AI, AI Powered Prior Authorization, Healthcare Finance, MACPAC

4 recommendations to bring oversight to AI-driven prior auth: MACPAC

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission approved recommendations to boost transparency with

Mental Health/Behavioral Health Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Mental Health Research, VA's Million Veteran Program, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Mental health research at VA’s Million Veteran Program

(Source – news.va.gov) Resources, discoveries and more Researchers with VA’s Million Veteran Program (MVP) are studying mental health conditions that

FDA Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 FDA, Recalls

Boston Scientific recalls pacemakers after 4 deaths, 2,500 injuries

(By: Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) Boston Scientific issued a recall involving a correction on all 27 Accolade pacemakers