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

Eileen Cook November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, Medicare Savings Programs, Older Adults

What Does the Medicaid Eligibility Rule Mean for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries and the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)?

(By Alice Burns for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 01, 2023) On September 21, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Healthcare Costs, legislative update, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, PBM Industry

Senate committee plans Nov. 8 vote on wide-ranging health care package

By John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee plans to vote Nov. 8 on

Disabled Health Care - General Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Disabled, Long-term Care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Medicaid Managed Care, Older Adults

In Response to Home-Care Workforce Shortages, Most States Report Increasing Medicaid’s Payment Rates and Expanding Worker Opportunities

(By Alice Burns, Maiss Mohamed, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 24, 2023) Long-standing workforce

CMS Health Care Redesign Homelessness Medicaid

Eileen Cook October 19, 2023 CMS, Healthcare redesign, Homelessness, Medicaid

Health Care ‘Game-Changer’? Feds Boost Care for Homeless Americans

(By Angela Hart for KFF Health News) The Biden administration is making it easier for doctors and nurses to treat

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)Artificial Intelligence CMS HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 AI, Claims Denials and Appeals, CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Medicare Part D

Lawmakers are scrutinizing managed care

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federal lawmakers have been probing payers on a variety of issues in recent

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

Eileen Cook September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap

Who is eligible for Medicare?

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older. However, certain younger people with disabilities,

DME Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 DME, Dual Eligible, Medicaid, medicare

She has Medicare and Medicaid. So why should it take 18 months to get a wheelchair?

(By Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) Saleema Render-Hornsby was shocked by the letter she had just received from Medicare.

Alzheimer's/Dementia Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 Alzheimer's Disease, Dual Eligible, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease more likely to switch to traditional Medicare: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia are 1.4 times more

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 0 Comments Healthcare, Medicaid

100 things to know about Medicaid

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicaid is in the midst of an unprecedented unwinding of continuous coverage requirements.

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

Eileen Cook August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 0 Comments Employer Coverage, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

A Snapshot of Sources of Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries

(By Gabrielle Clerveau, Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 14, 2023) Medicare