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Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State

(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation published December 13, 2024) This page tracks approved and pending Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration

Eileen Cook December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 CMS, Healthcare redesign, HHS, Medicaid, Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Outpatient pharmacy costs outpace total spend by 52%

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Historically viewed as cost centers, hospitals and health systems are increasingly identifying

Eileen Cook December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D

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

Medicare costs are going up next year

Like most things, Medicare costs are going up next year. Medicare Part A and Part B deductibles will increase, along

Eileen Cook December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Legislative Update

Lawmakers weigh proposals to extend ACA subsidies: 5 notes

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at

Eileen Cook December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 ACA, ACA Subsidies, Healthcare Finance, Lawmakers

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

Medicare Spending was 27% More for People who Disenrolled from Medicare Advantage than for Similar People in Traditional Medicare

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Alex Cottrill, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 06, 2024)

Eileen Cook December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Anthem walks back anesthesia coverage policy after backlash

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has walked back a controversial policy capping

Eileen Cook December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Anesthesia Reimbursement, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Telehealth

Health systems urge Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities

(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Nearly 80 healthcare organizations are calling on Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities

Eileen Cook December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 congress, Healthcare Providers, Telehealth

Aging Health Care Finance Medicaid Nursing Homes

Medicaid payments vs. nursing home costs: 5 takeaways

(By Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicaid payment rates given to the average nursing home covered about 82

Eileen Cook December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Nursing Home, Older Adults

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

FAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

(Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 19, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), signed

Eileen Cook November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Drugmakers and pharmacists battle over who gets to make obesity drugs

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Ozempic and similar drugs for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss are in such high

Eileen Cook November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 Drug Companies, Drug Shortages, Healthcare Finance, Obesity Drugs, Ozempic, Pharmacists