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CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Healthcare Costs, legislative update, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, PBM Industry

Senate committee plans Nov. 8 vote on wide-ranging health care package

By John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs for ST A T) WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee plans to vote Nov.

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 ACA, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Open Enrollment

If you’re not asking these questions, you should be

Open enrollment season has started for many people on Medicare and soon for the Affordable Care Act marketplace recipients. During

CMS Disabled Health Care - General Medicare - General

Eileen Cook October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 CMS, Disabled, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Satisfaction Survey

Overall Satisfaction with Medicare is High, But Beneficiaries Under Age 65 With Disabilities Experience More Insurance Problems Than Older Beneficiaries

(By Juliette Cubanski, Maiss Mohamed, Tricia Neuman, and Gary Claxton for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 26, 2023) While

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Marketing, US Senate

Senators urge more action from CMS on misleading Medicare Advantage marketing

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A group of senators says CMS actions to crack down on misleading

Direct Primary/Concierge Care Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance

Eileen Cook October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Health Care Redesign, Healthcare Costs, Primary Care, Small Employers

Smaller Employers Weigh a Big-Company Fix for Scarce Primary Care: Their Own Clinics

(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News) With his company’s health costs soaring and his workers struggling with high blood

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, High-deductible health plan

High-deductible health plan growth stalls

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The proportion of people with employer-sponsored insurance enrolled in high-deductible health plans

Aging CMS Health Care - General Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 Adult Immunization, CMS, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Vaccines

We’re absolutely making it too hard’: The complexity of adult immunization delivery hinders vaccine uptake

(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) Alison Buttenheim was floored by a sign she saw in her doctor’s office

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA Medical Technology

Eileen Cook October 26, 2023 AD-Detect, Alzheimer’s Disease, Medical Technology, Older Adults

Doubts Abound About a New Alzheimer’s Blood Test

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can

Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General Medical Technology Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Drug Shortages, Medical Devices shortages, Pain management, Patient Care, Quality of Care, Single-use Supplies shortages

Care quality affected by drug, equipment shortages, survey says

(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Ongoing drug shortages throughout the last year in many cases have forced

Disabled Health Care - General Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Disabled, Long-term Care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Medicaid Managed Care, Older Adults

In Response to Home-Care Workforce Shortages, Most States Report Increasing Medicaid’s Payment Rates and Expanding Worker Opportunities

(By Alice Burns, Maiss Mohamed, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 24, 2023) Long-standing workforce