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CMS Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General

Arlene Sharp December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 legislative update, medicare, Older Adults

Congress reaches major health policy deal on Medicare, Medicaid, and pandemic preparedness

By Rachel Cohrs and Sarah Owermohle for Stat News on December 19, 2022 WASHINGTON — Leaders in Congress have reached

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Drug-pricing, Employer Health Insurance, Higher out-of-pocket expense, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare

How Medicare drug pricing changes could affect commercial plans: 3 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The drug-pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act only apply directly to

Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Legislation, Medicare & You handbook, Medicare Advantage

Handbook ‘does not fully address the challenges’ Medicare Advantage can create for seniors, senator says

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A pair of senators have introduced a bill to improve the “Medicare

Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Legislation, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Bill would ban payers from selling Medicare Advantage plans under Medicare name

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Two U.S. representatives have introduced a bill that would rename Medicare Advantage

Legislative Update Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 The PACT Act, Veterans

How the PACT Act is Already Helping Veterans

(Source - news.va.gov) The PACT Act is a historic new law that will help VA provide health care and benefits

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare Part D

Explaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Meredith Freed for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 22, 2022) The Inflation Reduction Act

Legislative Update

Eileen Cook August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

White House directs health, science agencies to make federally funded studies free to access

(By Sarah Owermohle for ST A T) The White House on Thursday directed health and science agencies to make federally

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 23, 2022August 23, 2022

The biggest winners of the Inflation Reduction Act

For the first time in history, Medicare has the power to negotiate drug prices. Granted, in the beginning, the number

Legislative Update Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 19, 2022August 19, 2022

How Will the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act Affect Medicare Beneficiaries?

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Meredith Freed, and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 18, 2022) On August

Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

States continue regulatory onslaught against PBMs

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) State legislative efforts to regulate or increase transparency policies around pharmacy benefit