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Veterans Benefits

A can or a truck load, no food donation too small

(Source - news.va.gov) When it comes to helping food insecure Veterans in need, no food donation is too small. At

Eileen Cook January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Donations, Food Insecurity, Veterans

Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA

FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug that appears to modestly slow disease

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that may help people in the

Eileen Cook January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, FDA, Lecanemab Drug

XBB.1.5’s transmissibility, severity: 4 Qs answered

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Health officials are keeping a close eye on omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 due

Eileen Cook January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 CDC, COVID-19, COVID-19 Variant

Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period is happening now

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period runs from January 1 – March 31 each year. If you are enrolled in a

Eileen Cook January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D

Legislative Update Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Making sense of all those Medicare marketing materials

A recent report from the Senate Finance Committee found the number of complaints about deceptive marketing aimed at enticing Medicare-eligible

Eileen Cook January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Marketing materials, Medicare Part D

Legislative Update Veterans Benefits

South Texas VA hosts PACT Act Week of Action event

(Source - news.va.gov) At VA facilities across the country, staff hosted PACT Act events to inform the public on what

Eileen Cook January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 PACT Act, Veterans

CMS DHS -OIG Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

CMS needs to improve oversight of Medicare Part B drug payment calculations, OIG report finds

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS needs better strategies to ensure proper oversight of Medicare Part B

Eileen Cook January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 CMS, DHS -Office of Inspector General, medicare, Medicare Part B Drug payment calculations, Oversight

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance

Many Families With Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies

(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) If having the family on your employer-sponsored health plan has been a

Eileen Cook January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 ACA, Covered California Subsidies, Employer Health Insurance

Part D/Prescription Drugs

Medicare’s Extra Help

“Extra Help” is a Medicare program to help people with limited income and resources pay Medicare drug coverage (Part D)

Eileen Cook January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 medicare, Medicare Part D