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Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment starts soon

Annual Medicare Open Enrollment has closed now, so it is time for Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment. What is Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(By Lunna Lopes, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 21, 2023) For many years,

Eileen Cook December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Healthcare Affordability, Healthcare Costs, High Deductible, LTC Costs, medicare

Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Medicare - General

Who Uses Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports?

(By Priya Chidambaram, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 14, 2023) KFF estimates that

Eileen Cook December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Disabled, Home and Community-based services, Medicaid, Medicaid Long-term Services and Supports, medicare, Patient Assistance Programs

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

The New Help for Medicare Beneficiaries with High Drug Costs That Few Seem to Know About

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 12, 2023) The Inflation Reduction Act of

Eileen Cook December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Out-of-pocket prescription costs

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update Medical Debt Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

3 Inflation Reduction Act Medicare changes taking effect in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The federal government will cap drug copays and premiums for Medicare beneficiaries

Eileen Cook December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 CMS, Drug price Transparency, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Insulin Cost-sharing, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

House passes site-neutral policy, transparency, PBM reform package

(By Rachel Cohrs for ST A T) WASHINGTON — The House passed a relatively major health care package late Monday,

Eileen Cook December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, PBM, Price Transparency, Site Neutral Policy

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs Price Transparency

Medicare bills pass House committee: 3 things to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced 19 pieces of legislation Dec.

Eileen Cook December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Drug price Transparency, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage transparency, Medicare Part D, PBM

CMS Dental/Oral Health Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

Recent Changes to Medicare Coverage of Dental Services from the 2023 and 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules

(By Meredith Freed, Tricia Neuman, and Juliette Cubanski for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 01, 2023) Medicare does not

Eileen Cook December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 CMS, dental health, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare redesign, medicare, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Emerging Health Issues End of Life Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid Medicare - General

Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times - KFF Health News project) It’s a good day when Frank Lee, a

Eileen Cook December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Affordable Home Care, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults, Respite Care

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare

Eileen Cook November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Ads, Medicare Part D, Older Adults