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Medicare Advantage isn’t right for everyone.

Medicare open enrollment – also known as the annual election period (AEP)- refers to an enrollment period from October 15th

Eileen Cook October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Senators want to bust Medicare Advantage ‘ghost’ networks

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Lawmakers are introducing a bill to crack down on inaccurate provider directories

Eileen Cook October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Healthcare Network Provider, Medicare Advantage, Requiring Enhanced & Accurate Lists of Health Providers Act

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

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.

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

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

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

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

CMS Disabled Health Care - General Medicare - General

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

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

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

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

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

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

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

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

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance

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

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

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

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

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

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA Medical Technology

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

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