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Eileen Cook December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 CMS, CMS-4212 P, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Potential Improvements to Medicare Advantage

Although 2026 has not yet started, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2027 Medicare Advantage

CMS FDA Health Care - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 CMS, FDA, Hemp, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Proposed Medicare Advantage rule aims to broaden hemp coverage

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS’s proposed Medicare Advantage rule for 2027 includes more leeway for hemp coverage.

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Should you have both Medicare and VA benefits?

Roughly 300,000 veterans will turn 65 each year. Veterans who have benefits often find themselves confused about whether they should

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

Eileen Cook December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage 2026 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Premiums and Benefits

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

8 things to know about Medicaid work requirements

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued a bulletin Dec. 8 outlining guidance on Medicaid’s forthcoming work requirements.

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Acute Hospital Care at Home, CMS, H.R. 4313, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults

Acute Hospital Care at Home

According to a federal report, 366 hospitals nationwide participated in the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, which allows patients

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Broker Compensation, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

CMS: States cannot regulate Medicare Advantage broker compensation

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is reminding state insurance departments that federal law preempts any efforts to

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part A deductible, Older Adults

The inpatient hospital deductible for Part A is increasing

Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice, inpatient rehabilitation, and some home health care services. The Medicare

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, MedPAC

MedPAC payment recommendations for 2027: 4 things to know

(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has outlined payment update recommendations for 2027. Four

CMS Digital Technology Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medical Technology Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 ACCESS program, CMS, digital health, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults, Wearable devices

How CMS plans to pay for wearables

(By: Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will reimburse healthcare organizations for patients’ wearable and app use if it improves

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