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Eileen Cook July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Costs

What 8 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Recent studies have uncovered differences between networks, beneficiary characteristics and medications prescribed

CMS Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Eileen Cook July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Behavioral Health, CMS, medicare, Older Adults

Important New Changes to Improve Access to Behavioral Health in Medicare

(Source - cms.gov/blog) As we emerge from the COVID-19 public health emergency, it is abundantly clear that our nation must

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap

Eileen Cook July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 Medical debt, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement Benefits

Understanding the fundamentals of Medicare

A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 22 percent of people ages 65 and up said they

Alzheimer’s/Dementia CMS FDA Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, CMS, Leqembi, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Will the new Alzheimer’s drug put pressure on Medicare premiums?

The FDA approved the drug Leqembi, and Medicare will cover the new expensive new drug that promises the slowing the

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage’s growth spurt won’t last forever: McKinsey

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage enrollment has grown rapidly in recent years, now enrolling over

CMS Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Revised Guidance

CMS Releases Revised Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

(Source - www.cms.gov/newsroom) For the first time in history, Medicare has the ability to directly negotiate the prices of covered

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 DHS -Office of Inspector General, Genetic testing, medicare, Medicare overpayments

OIG: Medicare overpaid up to $888M for genetic tests

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare could have overpaid hundreds of millions for genetic testing from 2018

Alzheimer’s/Dementia CMS FDA Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Aducanumab, Alzheimer’s Disease, CMS, FDA, Lecanemab Drug, medicare, Older Adults

An Alzheimer’s drug is on the way, but getting it may still be tough. Here’s why

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) The first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer’s disease is likely to receive full approval

CMS FDA Medical Technology Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 CMS, FDA, Medical Technology, medicare, Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies

Transforming Medicare Coverage: A New Medicare Coverage Pathway for Emerging Technologies and Revamped Evidence Development Framework

(Source - www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to fostering innovation while ensuring that people

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 ACA, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare

KFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion Rivals Affordability as a Problem for Insured Consumers, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care

(Contact Craig Palosky for the Kaiser Family Foundation published June 15, 2023) Most (58%) people with health insurance say they