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When can you sign up for Medicare

The majority of people enroll in Medicare during their “Initial Enrollment Period” (IEP), which starts three months before your turn

Eileen Cook February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 CMS, General Enrollment Period, IEP, medicare, Special Enrollment periods

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

Payers contend with Inflation Reduction Act changes: 4 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Payers are navigating through the second year of major Inflation Reduction Act

Eileen Cook February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act, medicare, Medicare Part D

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

Turmoil in the privatized version of Medicare

Humana, Inc., has reported $1.2 billion in 2024 profits, which included a $693 million fourth-quarter loss as the health insurer

Eileen Cook February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update M4A and Public Option Plans Medicaid Medicare - General

Massachusetts lawmakers reintroduce single payer proposal

(Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A bill to establish a single payer healthcare system in Massachusetts has been

Eileen Cook February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Massachusetts Health Care Trust, Medicaid, medicare, Single Payer

CMS Medicare - General

Are You 65 Or Older and Need Medicare Part B? Sign Up Now Through March 31

(Source - www.blog.us.gov) If you’re 65 or older and didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B during the automatic, initial

Eileen Cook February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Part B, Older Adults

CMS Disabled Dual Eligible Health Care Finance LTC Medicaid Medicare - General

5 Key Facts about Medicaid Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities

(By Rhiannon Euhus, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 07, 2025) Options under consideration

Eileen Cook February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 CMS, Disabled, Healthcare Finance, Long-term Care, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Elevance Health’s food-as-medicine roadmap: 5 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Elevance Health has more than 60 food-as-medicine programs across its health plans,

Eileen Cook February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 Employer Health Insurance, Food-as-Medicine, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

You may want to switch plans if you were unhappy

The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period runs from January 1 to March 31 each year. It allows Medicare Advantage members

Eileen Cook February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medical Technology Medicare - General

Finance Committee Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Medicare Patients’ Access to Cancer Detection Technologies

(Source - www.finance.senate.gov) Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee member Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), with

Eileen Cook February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Cancer Detection Technologies, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Legislation, medicare, Older Adults