Could we see a “two-tier” Medicare program?
Did you know that there are roughly 67 million Medicare patients, and 54 percent of them are in a Medicare
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Health Care Finance
UnitedHealth, Amedisys complete merger
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) UnitedHealth Group has completed its acquisition of home health and hospice provider
Read MoreHow Recent Manufacturer Savings Programs May Impact Individual Out-of-Pocket Spending on Asthma and COPD Inhalers
(By Delaney Tevis, Justin Lo, Nisha Kurani, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 11, 2025) A
Read MoreConsidering a Life Change? Brace for Higher ACA Costs
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) People thinking about starting a business or retiring early — before they’re old
Read MoreMedicare billing surprises
Around your 65th birthday, you will have a 7-month window of time when you can sign up for Medicare. It
Read MoreHow Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2026
(By Jared Ortaliza, Matt McGough, Kaitlyn Vu, Imani Telesford, Shameek Rakshit, Emma Wager, Lynne Cotter, and Cynthia Cox for The
Read MoreMedicare Part B Drug Payments: Impact of Price Substitutions Based on 2023 Average Sales Prices
(Source - oig.hhs.gov) Medicare Part B annually spends billions of dollars to cover a limited number of outpatient prescription drugs.
Read MoreHow Much is Health Spending Expected to Grow?
(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 5, 2025) This updated chart collection explores how health spending is expected
Read MoreThe next step in preventing fraud
In recent weeks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the “Fraud Takedown” resulted in the prosecution
Read MoreImplementation Dates for 2025 Budget Reconciliation Law
(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 4, 2025) On July 4, President Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill,
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