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Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook September 10, 2024September 10, 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease, Eisai, Healthcare Finance, Leqembi, Older Adults, Reimbursement

New Alzheimer’s drug faces challenges

(By Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Leqembi, an Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen and Eisai, faces hurdles with respect

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

Eileen Cook September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 FDA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, TV Drug Ads

With TV Drug Ads, What You See Is Not Necessarily What You Get

(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for KFF Health News) Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 Customer Satisfication, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Medicare Advantage members expect more — how top-rated payers respond

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are getting savvier and expecting more from their plans,

Emerging Health Issues FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 Drug Shortages, FDA, Medicare Part D

6 drugs now in shortage

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) The sole suppliers for a few medications, including a Parkinson’s disease therapy, are

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults, Open Enrollment

Medicare Advantage open enrollment is coming

Did you know Medicare has several different enrollment periods with separate rules for each? There is an Initial enrollment period,

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 Cancer Care, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Musculoskeletal, Pharmacy

The 3 conditions driving healthcare costs up for employers: Report

(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Pharmacy, cancer and musculoskeletal conditions remain the top drivers of increased healthcare

CMS FDA Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

FAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 20, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),

FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Drug Shortages, FDA, Medicare Part D

5 drugs now in shortage

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review ) About two-thirds of providers recently told Premier their teams are spending more

CMS Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 CMS, Drugs for Weight Loss, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $6B a year: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare spending could increase between $3.1 billion and $6.1 billion annually if

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insuarnce, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Private Health Plans

While Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Don’t Apply to Private Insurance, 3.4 Million People with Employer Coverage Take at Least One of the Selected Drugs

(Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 14, 2024) Among the 167 million people with employer-sponsored insurance in