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Gaps in Medicare Advantage Data Remain Despite CMS Actions to Increase Transparency

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 10, 2024) The Centers

Eileen Cook April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Price Transparency, Prior Authorization

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

CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rule: 11 key updates

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS issued its final 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D rule April

Eileen Cook April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Why higher Medicare Advantage utilization wasn’t reflected in 2025 rates

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS has finalized a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for

Eileen Cook April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Benchmark, Medicare Advantage Utilization, Medicare FFS cost trends, Medicare Part D

CMS HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Mental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid

(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) With rates of suicide and opioid deaths rising in the past decade and children’s mental

Eileen Cook April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Behavioral Health, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Mental Health

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

CMS finalizes 2025 Medicare Advantage rates

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS finalized a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025.

Eileen Cook April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Benchmark, Medicare Part D

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Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage

By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News on March 29, 2024 Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a

Arlene Sharp March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

CMS faces another challenge of Medicare Advantage star ratings methodology

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A Medicare Advantage insurer facing termination of one of its contracts from

Eileen Cook March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Lawsuit, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, Medicare Part D

Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

When it comes to Medicare Advantage, couples stick together

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Older couples typically enroll and disenroll in Medicare Advantage plans together, a

Eileen Cook March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Married Couples, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Artificial Intelligence Medicare Advantage

Humana wants Medicare Advantage AI lawsuit thrown out

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Humana is seeking to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging the insurer

Eileen Cook March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 AI, Algorithms Factor, Lawsuit, Medicare Advantage

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Primary Care

3 ways Medicare Advantage affects primary care physicians

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) There are few statistically significant differences between the way primary care physicians

Eileen Cook March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 CMS, Commonwealth Fund, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Primary Care