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CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance

CMS: Private insurance spending to increase in 2023, 2024; slow in 2025 onward

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is projecting a 7.7 percent increase in private health insurance spending

Eileen Cook June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 CMS, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs

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

Inflation Reduction Act Continues to Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Drugs with Price Increases Above Inflation

(Source - cms.gov/newsroom) A continuing key priority of the Biden-Harris Administration is lowering prescription drug costs. Today, the Department of

Eileen Cook June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Average Sales Price (ASP), CMS, HHS, Medicare Part B, The Inflation Reduction Act, The Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program

CMS Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Weight loss drugs and CMS coverage: Why all eyes are on Medicare

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) New GLP-1 drugs to treat diabetes and obesity can be expensive, and

Eileen Cook June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, weight loss drugs

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

The Facts About Medicare Spending

(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation Published June 2023) Medicare provides health insurance coverage for more than 65 million people,

Eileen Cook June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 Aging Population, CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General

Why some physicians are breaking up with Medicare

(By Riz Hatton for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Sixty-five percent of physicians plan to continue treating Medicare and Medicaid patients,

Eileen Cook June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Pay Cuts, Physicians, Reimbursment

CDC Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs Uninsured/Underinsured Women’s Health

CDC: Drug costs keep millions from taking medications as prescribed

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Newly released data from the CDC shows more than 9 million U.S.

Eileen Cook June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 CDC, CMS, Drug costs, Skipping doses, Uninsured, Women

CMS DME Medical Technology Medicare - General

For many who use power wheelchairs, CMS decision just made seat elevation much less expensive

(By Kerry Dooley Young for ST A T) For years, patients and medical groups have advocated for Medicare to cover

Eileen Cook June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 CMS, DME, medicare, Power Wheelchairs, Power-seat elevation

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage star ratings decline will cost CVS Health up to $1B in revenue

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CVS Health is expecting Aetna’s operating income to decrease by up to

Eileen Cook May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Aetna, CMS, CVS Health, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

CMS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Mental Health/Behavioral Health

CMS: Dual-eligible Medicare Advantage members less likely to receive cancer screenings, mental healthcare

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid had lower scores

Eileen Cook May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Cancer Screenings, CMS, Dual Eligible, Medicaid, medicare, Mental Health

Alzheimer’s/Dementia CMS FDA Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

How Medicare’s Aduhelm decision revived old questions about new drugs

(By Kerry Dooley Young for ST A T) Medicare’s decision to withhold coverage for Biogen’s Aduhelm despite the Food and

Eileen Cook May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Aduhelm drug, Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Treatment, CMS, FDA, medicare