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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

CMS Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 29, 2026July 29, 2026 CBO, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage enrollment share to reach 57% by 2036: CBO

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage will account for 57% of overall Medicare enrollment by 2036,

Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Illegal Activities Medicare - General

Eileen Cook July 29, 2026July 29, 2026 Fraud, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospice, medicare

Hospice’s Bad Reputation Amid Fraud Crisis Will Hurt Patients, Industry Experts Warn

(By Laurie Udesky for KFF Health News published July 29, 2026) Mark Vantrease regularly sees his Vietnam War buddies over

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

Medicaid Work Requirements: Federal Outreach Requirements and State Plans

(Authors: Anna Mudumala and Jennifer Tolbert for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 24, 2026) The 2025 reconciliation law requires

Homelessness Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Homeless, Homeless Veteran, Veterans, Veterans Health care

How a VA peer specialist is turning empty apartments into fresh starts

(Source - news.va.gov) Cheyenne VA peer specialist builds move-in kits for newly housed Veterans Peer Specialist Rick Cooper noticed that

Affordable Care Act (ACA)HHS Legal Actions/Court Decisions

Eileen Cook July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 ACA, HHS, Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule

HHS appeals decision vacating provisions of 2025 ACA marketplace rule

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) HHS and CMS appealed a Maryland federal court’s decision to vacate parts

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Legislative Update

Eileen Cook July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 Claims Data Transparency, congress, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Insurer pricing

Insurer pricing, claims data transparency bills advance in Congress: What to know

(By Mackenzie Bean and Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Committees in the House and Senate each advanced healthcare

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage

Flawed Medicare Advantage payment methodologies

The Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program (QBP) is a payment incentive for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that score 4 stars

Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Veterans, Veterans Health care

Life after cancer: Support for the journey beyond treatment

(Source - news.va.gov) Supporting survivors as they adjust to a new normal Facing cancer is a journey that extends beyond

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid

Eileen Cook July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid

CMS proposes new provider tax class for payers in $246B Medicaid overhaul: 8 things to know

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS on July 21 proposed sweeping changes to Medicaid provider tax policy