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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

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

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

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

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

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

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

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

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Nursing Homes

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

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

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance

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

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

Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

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,

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

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

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

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

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

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

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

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Proposed MA rate will result in ‘higher premiums, reduced benefits, and less coverage options’: Fitch

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage insurers will likely continue to scale back supplemental benefits and

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

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General

It’s important to know how Medicare really works

Over 66 million Americans rely on Medicare to cover their healthcare costs. Although many seniors are familiar with the basic

Eileen Cook February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults