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Pending Changes to Marketplace Plans Could Increase Cost Sharing for Consumers

(By Matthew Rae, Justin Lo, Matt McGough, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 23, 2025) Changes

Eileen Cook June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 ACA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Aging Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General

Seven Million People with Medicare Spend More Than 10% of Income on Part B Premiums – The Reconciliation Bill Could Drive the Number Higher

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Karen Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 23, 2025) Most

Eileen Cook June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 CBO, Dual Eligibles, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Health Care Finance Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs PBM’s

The Trump administration’s approach to PBMs, so far: 5 things to know

(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at reducing the

Eileen Cook June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, PBM Industry

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Aging Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Health Care Finance Medicaid

5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People Ages 50 and Older

(By Abby Wolk and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 18, 2025) On May 22, the House

Eileen Cook June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 ACA, CBO, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Older Adults

Employer Healthcare Medicare - General

Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare

(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her

Eileen Cook June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Older Adults

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Legislative Update Medicaid Uninsured/Underinsured

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Views of the One Big Beautiful Bill

(By Ashley Kirzinger, Lunna Lopes, Marley Presiado, Julian Montalvo III, and Mollyann Brodie for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun

Eileen Cook June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Uninsured

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Insurance Prior Authorization

‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

(By Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News) BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with

Eileen Cook June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Health Insuarnce, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Prior Authorization

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Payments Will Total at Least $12.7 Billion in 2025

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 12, 2025) The House-passed

Eileen Cook June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 CBO, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus payments

Aging Food Insecurity Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Hospice/Home Health Services Legislative Update LTC Nursing Homes

What to Know About the Older Americans Act and the Services it Provides to Older Adults

(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 03, 2025) Since the enactment

Eileen Cook June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 ACL, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Home and Community-based services, Long-term Care, Older Adults, Older Americans Act

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance HRAs/HSAs

Expansions to Health Savings Accounts in House Budget Reconciliation: Unpacking the Provisions and Costs to Taxpayers

(By Meghan Salaga and Kaye Pestaina for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 29, 2025) The 2025 federal budget reconciliation

Eileen Cook May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, HSAs, legislative update