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CMS Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Weight loss drug coverage could cost Medicare $35B by 2034, CBO says: 4 notes

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Authorizing Medicare to cover weight loss drugs would cost the federal government

Eileen Cook October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Weight Loss Drug Coverage

Aging Caregiver Elections - Healthcare issues Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General

Harris pitches Medicare home care coverage: 3 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed expanding Medicare coverage for home healthcare, NPR

Eileen Cook October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Elections, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Home Care, medicare, Older Adults

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

Public Opinion on Prescription Drugs and Their Prices

(By Grace Sparks, Ashley Kirzinger, Alex Montero, Isabelle Valdes, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 04,

Eileen Cook October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Telehealth

What to Know About Medicare Coverage of Telehealth

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 02, 2024) Use of telehealth,

Eileen Cook October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Telehealth

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Did you receive your Plan Annual Notice of Change?

It is that time of the year again for the deluge of Medicare literature to arrive in your mailbox, but

Eileen Cook October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

What to Know about the Medicare Open Enrollment Period and Medicare Coverage Options

(By Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Tricia Neuman, and Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 26, 2024)

Eileen Cook October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Nearly 7 in 10 Medicare Beneficiaries Did Not Compare Plans During Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period

(By Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, Meredith Freed, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 26, 2024) Each

Eileen Cook October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Annual Open Enrollment, CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Medicare Advantage premiums, benefits stable for ’25, CMS says: 10 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Average Medicare Advantage premiums and Medicare Part D premiums will decrease in

Eileen Cook September 30, 2024September 30, 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

The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine

(By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker for KFF Health News) Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to

Eileen Cook September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Medicare - General

What is Medicare tax and and who pays it? Experts explain

By Margie Zable Fisher for Fortune Well on September 26, 2024 For the government to provide Medicare to 67.4 million

Arlene Sharp September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 Healthcare Costs, medicare