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

Eileen Cook October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, IRMAA, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

2024 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles

(Source - cms.gov) On October 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2024 premiums, deductibles,

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance Health Insurance

Eileen Cook October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 ACA, Health Insurance Premiums, Health Insurance Subsidies, Healthcare Costs

Explaining Health Care Reform: Questions About Health Insurance Subsidies

(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 06, 2023) Health insurance is expensive and can be hard to afford

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

Eileen Cook October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Vaccines

The Inflation Reduction Act’s big vaccine changes

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 changed the vaccination coverage -plus reduced the cost of receiving those vaccines for

Aging CMS Medicare Advantage Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 algorithm, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage, naviHealth, Nursing Home, Older Adults

Feds Rein In Use of Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legal Actions/Court Decisions Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act., Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

All in: Drugmakers say yes, they’ll negotiate with Medicare on price, so reluctantly

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) For the first time, Medicare is beginning to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs. Despite

Medicare - General

Eileen Cook October 2, 2023 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Older Adults

Keep these Medicare rules on your radar if you’re about to sign up

Medicare is the federal health insurance program generally for people who are 65 or older. Medicare has recent rules on

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt Rural Health

Arlene Sharp September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 Healthcare Costs

She Received Chemo in Two States. Why Did It Cost So Much More in Alaska?

By Arielle Zionts for Kaiser Family Foundation Health News on September 29, 2023 Emily Gebel was trying to figure out

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

Eileen Cook September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D

How Medicare’s New Drug Price Negotiation Program Could Expand Access to Selected Drugs

(By Juliette Cubanski, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 26, 2023) Medicare recently announced

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Increase in Medicare Advantage premiums, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Medicare Advantage premiums to remain stable in 2024

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D premiums, benefits and plan choices won’t

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

Eileen Cook September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

5 ways Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare differ on affordability: Survey

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Around 1 in 5 adults with Medicare reported high healthcare costs in