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CMS Health Care Redesign Health Insurance HHS Medicaid

Eileen Cook May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 CMS, HHS, Medicaid, Medicaid Waivers

CMS extends Medicaid waivers to 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will extend flexibilities designed to help states keep more eligible individuals

Aging CMS Health Care - General Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health Substance Abuse

Eileen Cook May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 CMS, medicare, Mental Health, Older Adults, Opioid Use Disorder, Substance Abuse

Congress: Close Medicare’s dangerous gaps in coverage for addiction treatment

(By Brian Hurley and Paul N. Samuels for ST A T) While many people immediately picture young adults when thinking

CMS Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 CMS, Diabetes, Emerging Healthcare, GLP-1s drugs, Healthcare Costs, heart disease, medicare, Medicare Part D, Mounjaro, Obesity, Ozempic, Wegovy

Poll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They’ve Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 of Those with Diabetes and 1 in 4 of Those with Heart Disease

(By Tammie Smith at The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 10, 2024) About one in eight adults (12%) say they

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 CMS, Health Risk Assessments, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Limiting Medicare Advantage patient surveys could save billions: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Limiting the use of health risk assessments in Medicare Advantage could save

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

Eileen Cook May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 CMS, Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Medicare’s financial picture brightens slightly

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund is expected to run out in 2036,

CMS Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage extra benefits, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage extras on the chopping block in 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage insurers are planning to pare down their plan offerings in

CMS Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 application programming interfaces (APIs)., CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults, Prior Authorization

Final Prior Authorization Rules Look to Streamline the Process, but Issues Remain

(By Kaye Pestaina, Justin Lo, Rayna Wallace, and Michelle Long for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 02, 2024) As

Caregiver CMS Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid

Eileen Cook May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 Caregiver, CMS, Disabled, Healthcare Finance, Home-based care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Older Adults

New Medicaid rule expected to lower wait times for home-based care, raise caregiver wages

(By Timmy Broderick for ST A T) Caregivers for older adults and people with disabilities could see a bump in

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Nursing Homes Part D/Prescription Drugs Women’s Health

Eileen Cook May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease, CMS, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Women’s Health

10 Key Facts About Women with Medicare

(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Michelle Long, Nancy Ochieng, Tricia Neuman, and Alina Salganicoff for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published:

CMS Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 CMS, FDA, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Reduce Heart Risk, Semaglutide, Wegovy

An Estimated 1 in 4 Medicare Beneficiaries With Obesity or Overweight Could Be Eligible for Medicare Coverage of Wegovy, an Anti-Obesity Drug, to Reduce Heart Risk

(By Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published April 24, 2024) In a new analysis, KFF finds that 3.6