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Medicare Advantage enrollment has increased

Of the Medicare-eligible individuals, 54 percent are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Why has Medicare Advantage plan enrollment increased as

Eileen Cook January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Supplemental benefits

CMS Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage

CMS appeals decision boosting UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage star ratings

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is appealing a judge’s decision directing the agency to increase UnitedHealthcare’s

Eileen Cook January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

FDA Health Care - General HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?

(By Rakesh Singh for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 21, 2025) With President Trump now in office, his cabinet

Eileen Cook January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

CMS issues flurry of Medicare fines to payers

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS issued nearly $2.5 million in fines on Jan. 17 across multiple

Eileen Cook January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 CMS, CMS Fines, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicare - General

How Many Physicians Have Opted Out of the Medicare Program?

(By Alex Cottrill, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 17, 2025) Medicare provides health

Eileen Cook January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults, Opted Out, Physicians

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, is poised to announce the

Eileen Cook January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage

Lawsuits over Medicare Advantage star ratings pile up

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is facing at least a half-dozen lawsuits over its 2025 Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Lawsuits, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Does Medicare Advantage have better access to extra services?

A study by researchers at Mass General Brigham found that despite Medicare Advantage plans offering enhanced dental, vision, and hearing

Eileen Cook January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Supplemental benefits, Older Adults

Caregiver CMS Dual Eligible Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid

How do Medicaid Home Care Programs Support Family Caregivers?

(By Alice Burns, Abby Wolk, Molly O’Malley Watts, and Maiss Mohamed for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 13, 2025)

Eileen Cook January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 Caregiver, CMS, Home Care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

CMS proposes $21B payment increase for Medicare Advantage in 2026: 10 notes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is proposing a more generous increase in payments to Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults