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Long-term care insurance and Medicare supplemental insurance

As you age, you may be looking at either long-term insurance, Medicare supplemental insurance, or both. Many experts suggest that

Eileen Cook June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Long-term Care, Long-term care insurance, medicare, Medigap, Older Adults

Artificial Intelligence CMS Medical Technology Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Tougher rules needed for Medicare Advantage AI, 51 lawmakers say

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Lawmakers are pushing CMS to do more to prevent misuse of artificial

Eileen Cook June 26, 2024June 26, 2024 AI, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare’s hospital-at-home program

You may have heard of the “hospital-at-home program,” but do you know what it means? Hospital-at-home enables some patients who

Eileen Cook June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 CMS, Healthcare redesign, Hospital-at-home program, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare - General

Five Things to Know About Medicare Site-Neutral Payment Reforms

(By Zachary Levinson, Tricia Neuman, and Scott Hulver for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 14, 2024) Amid rising concerns

Eileen Cook June 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Legislation, Lower Costs, medicare

Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Payers, providers back lawmakers’ MA prior authorization reform efforts

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Legislation aiming to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process has the

Eileen Cook June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 CMS, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, Legislation, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage

CMS to recalculate Medicare Advantage star ratings: Report

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will recalculate star ratings for Medicare Advantage plans after insurers challenging

Eileen Cook June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, Older Adults

Elections - Healthcare issues Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

The Facts About the $35 Insulin Copay Cap in Medicare

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 12, 2024) In a recent post on

Eileen Cook June 13, 2024June 13, 2024 CMS, Copay Cap, Elections, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Insulin Cost-sharing, Medicare Part D

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

US health spending to top $7.7 trillion by 2032: CMS

(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS expects national health spending to reach $7.7 trillion by 2032, with

Eileen Cook June 13, 2024June 13, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage members spend over $2,500 less than traditional Medicare enrollees annually: Study

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage enrollees spend more than $2,500 less on healthcare costs on

Eileen Cook June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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

Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for

Eileen Cook June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, independent pharmacies, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, PBM, The Inflation Reduction Act