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Humana plans to leave some Medicare Advantage markets in 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Humana expects to exit Medicare Advantage markets in 2025, company executives told

Eileen Cook April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage

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A New Use for Wegovy Opens the Door to Medicare Coverage for Millions of People with Obesity

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Nolan Sroczynski, and Anthony Damico for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 24, 2024) The

Eileen Cook April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 CMS, FDA, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Obesity, Older Adults, Ozempic, Wegovy

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Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them.

(By Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands

Eileen Cook April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Staffing Mandates

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Medicare Advantage costs begin to stabilize, UnitedHealth says

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Rising medical cost trends aren’t going down, but they are stabilizing, UnitedHealth

Eileen Cook April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, pandemic

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Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

(By Phil Galewitz and Holly K. Hacker for NPR) Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from

Eileen Cook April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults, Primary Care

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CMS delays implementation of new Medicare, Medicaid data rules

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will delay implementation of new policies designed to heighten security around

Eileen Cook April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 CMS, Cybersecurity, Medicaid, medicare

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency Prior Authorization

Gaps in Medicare Advantage Data Remain Despite CMS Actions to Increase Transparency

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 10, 2024) The Centers

Eileen Cook April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Price Transparency, Prior Authorization

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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

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

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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

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