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CMS Releases 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings to Help People with Medicare Compare Plans

(News Release by CMS.gov on October 6, 2022) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Star

Arlene Sharp October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Part C, Part D

Aging Health Care - General Medicare Advantage Nursing Homes

Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers

(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News on October 4, 2022) After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled

Arlene Sharp October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 Medicare Advantage, Nursing Homes, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Medicare Advantage premiums to decrease

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage premiums will decrease for 2023, CMS said Sept. 29, continuing

Eileen Cook September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicare Premiums

Medicare Advantage

25 best-rated Medicare plans in 2022

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the top-performing Medicare plans

Eileen Cook September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Medicare Advantage

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

What Is Medicare Supplemental Insurance

Medicare Supplement Insurance or Medigap helps fill “gaps” in Original Medicare and is sold by private companies. Original Medicare pays

Eileen Cook September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

A Review of 62 Studies Finds Few Big Differences Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage on a Variety of Measures

(By Chris Lee for Kaiser Family Foundation published September 16, 2022) With the Medicare open enrollment period set to begin

Eileen Cook September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap

HHS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Pandemic Telehealth

States ranked by telehealth usage among Medicare recipients

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare beneficiaries in urban and more densely populated states were more likely

Eileen Cook September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Medicare recipients, Telehealth

Employer Healthcare Medicare Advantage

UnitedHealth, Walmart partner on value-based senior care, will launch co-branded health plan

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) UnitedHealth Group and Walmart are partnering around a value-based care model for

Eileen Cook September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Medicare Advantage, UnitedHealth, Value-based senior care, Walmart

CMS Medicare Advantage

CMS clamps down on celebrity Medicare Advantage sales pitches

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS has toughened its oversight on celebrity Medicare Advantage sales pitches following

Eileen Cook September 2, 2022September 1, 2022 Celebrity sales pitches, Medicare Advantage

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Keep an eye out for your Annual Notice of Change

Medicare recipients should receive their Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) by the end of September. This notice is generated by

Eileen Cook August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D