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CMS Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage grows less than 1% during annual enrollment: 7 notes

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Almost 35.5 million people were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan as

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign

Eileen Cook February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 ACCESS program, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, medicare

14 payers pledge support for ACCESS model

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Fourteen health insurers have voluntarily committed to CMS’ “Advancing Chronic Care with

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare Part D, Medicare Price Negotiation, Older Adults

The IRA Has Improved Coverage of Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

(Authors: Juliette Cubanski and Nolan Sroczynski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 11, 2026) The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare

10 years after CMS’ first mandatory bundled payment model, what did it actually build?

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) This April will mark a decade since CMS launched the Comprehensive Care

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare’s WISeR Model, Older Adults, prior authorization requirements

Examining the Potential Impact of Medicare’s New WISeR Model

(Authors: Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Misha Segal for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, Older Adults

CMS revives nursing home staffing campaign after scrapping 24-hour rule

(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS has republished a Notice of Funding Opportunity related to addressing nursing

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Costs

CMS proposes rules to lower healthcare costs

(By: Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS unveiled a Feb. 9 proposal to reshape the federal health insurance

Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Molina to drop Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans in 2027

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Molina Healthcare will exit the Medicare Advantage Part D business in 2027,

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

Eileen Cook February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What experts say individuals should consider before changing Medicare Advantage plans.

We are now past the halfway mark of the 2026 Medicare Advantage open enrollment period. The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

The future of Medicare Advantage plans

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed 0.09 percent increase in Medicare Advantage payments for