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

Eileen Cook April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rule: 11 key updates

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued its final 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D rule April 4,

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

Arlene Sharp April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Insulin, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Biden Is Right About $35 Insulin Cap but Exaggerates Prior Costs for Medicare Enrollees

By Samantha Putterman, Politifact for KFF Health News on April 5, 2024 The cost of insulin in the United States

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

Eileen Cook April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Benchmark, Medicare Advantage Utilization, Medicare FFS cost trends, Medicare Part D

Why higher Medicare Advantage utilization wasn’t reflected in 2025 rates

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has finalized a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025,

Direct Primary/Concierge Care Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance

Eileen Cook April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 Concierge Physician Care, Direct Primary Care, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Nonprofit hospitals, Private Equity Ownership

Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care

(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News) Nonprofit hospitals created largely to serve the poor are adding concierge physician practices,

Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Married Couples, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

When it comes to Medicare Advantage, couples stick together

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Older couples typically enroll and disenroll in Medicare Advantage plans together, a study

Aging Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Aging, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medical Care, medicare, Older Adults

The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in

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

Eileen Cook March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 CMS, Drugs for Weight Loss, GLP-1s drugs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, Ozempic

Gross Medicare Spending on Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Is Already Skyrocketing – Even Though Medicare Cannot Cover The Drugs for Weight Loss

(By Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published March 23, 2024) A KFF analysis shows that gross total Medicare

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Primary Care

Eileen Cook March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 CMS, Commonwealth Fund, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Primary Care

3 ways Medicare Advantage affects primary care physicians

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) There are few statistically significant differences between the way primary care physicians treat

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicaid Medical Debt Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Price Transparency

Eileen Cook March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Price Transparency, Medicaid, medicare, Price Transparency

Gaps in Data About Hospital and Health System Finances Limit Transparency for Policymakers and Patients

(By Scott Hulver, Zachary Levinson, Jamie Godwin, Gary Claxton, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 22,

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage rates ‘baffling,’ lawmakers say

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A group of Republican lawmakers are asking CMS to reconsider its proposed 2025