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Eileen Cook May 21, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Legislation, PBM reform

Where PBM reform stands across the US

(By: Ella Jeffries for Becker’s Hospital Review ) States are advancing legislation to restrict how pharmacy benefit managers operate. In

Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Dual Eligible, Legistlation, Medicaid, medicare, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Medicaid Changes in House and Senate Reconciliation Bills Would Increase Costs for 1.3 Million Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries

(Authors: Maiss Mohamed, Alice Burns, and Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 14, 2026) On May

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Legislation, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults

Bipartisan House bill targets MA prior authorization, denial practices: 5 notes

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A House bill introduced April 20 by a bipartisan group of representatives,

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage

Oregon takes control of Medicare Advantage insurer over mounting losses

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Oregon regulators have placed ATRIO Health Plans under state supervision after the

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 ACA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements: Lessons from Unwinding

(Authors: Amaya Diana and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 14, 2026) The 2025 reconciliation law requires

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

Medicaid work requirements could cut enrollment by up to 10 million per month

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) By 2028, there could be between 4.9 million and 10.1 million fewer

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage

Iowa bill aims to hike HMO tax, bolster Medicaid

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for The Becker’s Hospital Review ) Iowa lawmakers are weighing a bill, originally introduced March 13, that

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, TrumpRx

Public Views on Prescription Drug Costs: Regulation, Affordability and TrumpRx

(Authors: Audrey Kearney, Alex Montero, Julian Montalvo III, Isabelle Valdes, Ashley Kirzinger, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Inflation Reduction Act tied to stronger medication adherence: Study

(By: Erica Cerutti for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Cost-related medication nonadherence declined among Medicare enrollees following implementation of the Inflation

Health Care Finance Illegal Activities Legislative Update Medicaid Medical Identity Fraud

Eileen Cook March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 Fraud, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid fraud

Federal Medicaid fraud probe spreads to 10 states

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Republican-controlled House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent letters March 3