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

Eileen Cook May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

That Discount at the Pharmacy Counter May Pack Hidden Costs

(By Rachel Spears for KFF Health News) Next time you go to the pharmacy, you might be offered a coupon

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign

Eileen Cook May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospital at Home, Older Adults

Hospital at home linked to better outcomes: 7 notes

(By: Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Patients treated at a hospital-at-home program had lower rates of mortality and

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

Eileen Cook May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs: What Older Americans Should Know

(By Jackie Fortiér for KFF Health News) Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription

Cybersecurity Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 AHA, Cybersecurity, Joint Commission

Joint Commission, AHA create cyber resilience program

(By: Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Joint Commission and the American Hospital Association created a first-of-its-kind program

CMS Direct Primary/Concierge Care Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 CMS, Direct-to-consumer, Health Insurers, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Health insurers’ ‘direct-to-consumer’ push: 5 notes

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Healthcare more broadly has been focused on reaching consumers where they are

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program Enhance Some Consumer Protections But Roll Back Others

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 1, 2026)

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medical debt, Medicare Part D

Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(Authors: Grace Sparks, Lunna Lopes, Alex Montero, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 30,

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid

Eileen Cook May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 HR 1, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

1st state enacts Medicaid work rules under HR 1: What healthcare leaders need to know

By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) On May 1, Nebraska becomes the first state to launch Medicaid work requirements

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Aging Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 CMS, disability, Dual Eligible, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Medicaid Eligibility Levels for Older Adults and People with Disabilities (Non-MAGI) in 2026

(Authors: Alice Burns, Abby Sachar, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 30, 2026) In 2026,

CMS DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare - General Virtual Reality

Eileen Cook April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, HHS Inspector General’s Office Audit, medicare, Virtual Care

CMS may have improperly paid $2.26M for virtual services: Audit

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) HHS’ Office of Inspector General found CMS may have improperly paid more