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CMS Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Telehealth

Covid and Medicare Payments Spark Remote Patient Monitoring Boom

(By Phil Galewitz and Holly K. Hacker for KFF Health News) Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6

Eileen Cook March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 CMS, COVID, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth services

CMS Health Care - General Health Care Redesign HHS Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Senators eye dual-eligible changes: 5 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A bipartisan group of senators is introducing legislation to require states to

Eileen Cook March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 CMS, Delivering Unified Access to Lifesaving Services Act of 2024, Dual-Eligible, HHS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare - General Primary Care

Primary care shortages linked to more emergency surgeries: Study

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review ) People who live in areas where primary care provider shortages are more

Eileen Cook March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 medicare, Older Adults, Primary Care

Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries receive fewer days of at-home care: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage beneficiaries received less at-home care than their counterparts in fee-for-service

Eileen Cook March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Home Health Services, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Health Care - General LTC Medicaid Medicare - General Medigap

A guide to covering LTC expenses

Seniors aged 65 have a nearly 70 percent chance of requiring long-term care services in the future. Of the 3.9

Eileen Cook March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 Healthcare Costs, LTC, medicare, Medigap, Older Adults

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Dental/Oral Health Employer Healthcare Health Care Redesign Health Insurance HHS Medicare - General

Access to Adult Dental Care Gets Renewed Focus in ACA Marketplace Proposal

(By Rayna Wallace, Michelle Long, and Kaye Pestaina for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 08, 2024) The 2023 KFF

Eileen Cook March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 ACA, Dental Care, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, HHS

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Primary Care

Why primary care may cost less in Medicare Advantage

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Selective contracting with primary care physicians may be one factor behind lower

Eileen Cook March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Primary Care

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage

A recent report shows Medicare Advantage enrollment has increased by almost 2 million beneficiaries in 2023. Currently, 33 million individuals

Eileen Cook March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, SNP

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

Part D plans ramp up prior authorization

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Part D plans have ramped up restrictions on prescription drugs since

Eileen Cook March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Prior Authorization

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

Biden to propose expanding Medicare drug price negotiation in State of the Union

(By Rachel Cohrs for ST A T) WASHINGTON — President Biden wants to more than double the size of Medicare’s

Eileen Cook March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D