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Benefits coverage for no-premium plans could drop 50% under 2027 MA rule: AHIP

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans looking to maintain no-premium models could face 50% cuts to

Eileen Cook March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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CMS to suspend enrollment into Elevance’s Medicare Advantage plans

By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is sanctioning Elevance Health and plans to suspend enrollment into the

Eileen Cook March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Suspend Enrollment

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‘We’re running in when others are running out’: Stability drives record growth for regional Medicare Advantage plans

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage enrollment grew less than 1% during this past annual enrollment

Eileen Cook March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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The gap between early retirement and Medicare eligibility

You can begin your Social Security as early as 62; however, you cannot begin your Medicare coverage until you are

Eileen Cook March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 ACA Marketplace, CMS, COBRA, Employer Coverage, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults

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Understanding Medicaid Home Care Amid CMS Focus on Potential Fraud and Abuse

(Authors: Alice Burns, Abby Wolk, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 24, 2026) Potential fraud in

Eileen Cook February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 CMS, Fraud and Abuse, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Home Care, Older Adults

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Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grew by About 1 Million People, Mainly Due to Special Needs Plans

(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 23, 2026)

Eileen Cook February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Special Needs Plans

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What Newly Released Medicaid Data Do and Don’t Tell Us

(Authors: Alice Burns and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 20, 2026) The Centers for Medicare and

Eileen Cook February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 Center for Program Integrity (CPI), CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid

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Medicare Advantage’s ‘sunk-cost’ problem

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage now covers about 55% of eligible beneficiaries nationwide — more

Eileen Cook February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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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

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

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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

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