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2027 Medicare Advantage Premiums Are Expected to Drop — Here’s What Beneficiaries Should Know
Medicare Ending a Premium Support Program a Year Early — Here’s What That Means for Your 2027 Drug Costs
Medicare Telehealth Coverage Is Secure Through 2027 — Here’s What That Means for You
What Medicare Could Cost in 2027 — And What to Watch During Open Enrollment
From the streets to a home of his own: One Veteran’s road to recovery

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insuarance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Why AdventHealth thinks it can sell an internal insurance model to employers

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) As employers’ healthcare costs were climbing toward their steepest annual increase in

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare

Medicare Part A trust fund depletion date

Medicare Part A hospitalization trust fund will be depleted in 2033, according to the 2026 Medicare Trustees’ report. However, the

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

Eileen Cook June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage in 2026: Enrollment Update and Key Trends

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 5, 2026)

Food Insecurity Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Food Insecurity, HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Supporting Veterans with more than a meal

(Source - news.va.gov) Eastern Oklahoma VA social worker delivers food and hope to Veterans in need Each month, social worker

Health Care Finance HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 340B drug discount program, Healthcare Finance, HHS

Eli Lilly’s 340B deadline passes: What hospitals should know

(By: Ella Jeffries for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Eli Lilly’s deadline for hospitals to submit claims data or lose 340B

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage in 2026: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Supplemental Benefits, and Prior Authorization

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 5, 2026)

Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Veteran Suicide, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Start a suicide prevention talk to help save a Veteran’s life

(Source - news.va.gov) Speaking up, whether you’re asking for help or offering it, can be lifesaving Talking about suicide can

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform, Prior Authorization

Massachusetts prior auth regulations take effect: 6 things to know

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Prior authorization reforms in Massachusetts went into effect June 5. Democratic Gov.

CMS DHS -OIG Health Care Finance HHS Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 CMS, Coding Abuses, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Upcoding

Coding abuses and Medicare Advantage Payment

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s new report found Medicare may have overpaid Medicare

Hospice/Home Health Services Telehealth Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Home Services, TeleOccupational, Veterans, Veterans Health care

TeleOccupational Therapy reduces hospital readmissions

(Source - news.va.gov) TeleOccupational Therapy saves Veterans time and improves care An older Veteran with cardiac issues was hospitalized after