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What Medicare Could Cost in 2027 — And What to Watch During Open Enrollment
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CMS Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare to provide broader drug coverage in April

As of 2025, approximately 68.9 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare. Medicare continues to serve as the primary health insurance

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, TrumpRx

Public Views on Prescription Drug Costs: Regulation, Affordability and TrumpRx

(Authors: Audrey Kearney, Alex Montero, Julian Montalvo III, Isabelle Valdes, Ashley Kirzinger, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage ‘Dark Money’ Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies

(By Fred Schulte and Maia Rosenfeld and David Hilzenrath for KFF Health News) Judging by more than 16,400 comments recently

Consumer Data Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Spending

How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries?

(By Imani Telesford, Lynne Cotter, Emma Wager Twitter, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation published March 11, 2026)

Emerging Health Issues Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Rural Health

Eileen Cook March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Primary Care, Rural Health

Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.

(By Karen Brown, New England Public Media for KFF Health News) Western Massachusetts, a patchwork of rural communities and low-income

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

Eileen Cook March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What Medicare’s Temporary Program Covering GLP-1s for Obesity Means for Beneficiaries

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation published March 9, 2026) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS Consumer Data Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Part D enrollment in 2026: 5 things to know

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Following the annual enrollment period for 2026, 56.1 million people — up

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Medicaid Workers and Job-Based Insurance: Who Is Offered, Eligible, and Enrolled?

(Authors: Sammy Cervantes and Jennifer Tolbert for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 5, 2026) Passage of the 2025 reconciliation

Consumer Data Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 Billing Oversight, Health Insurance companies, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

How 3 insurers are trying to tighten E/M billing oversight

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) In recent months, payers across the country have tried tightening policies to

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

Eileen Cook March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Analyzing Changes in Medicare Part D Enrollment for 2026

(Authors: Juliette Cubanski, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 3, 2026) For people with