How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?
(By Rakesh Singh for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 21, 2025) With President Trump now in office, his cabinet
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Healthcare Finance
CMS issues flurry of Medicare fines to payers
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS issued nearly $2.5 million in fines on Jan. 17 across multiple
Read MoreHow Many Physicians Have Opted Out of the Medicare Program?
(By Alex Cottrill, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 17, 2025) Medicare provides health
Read MoreUnitedHealth’s plan to defend its PBM: 5 things to know
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Optum Rx will pass 100% of the rebates it negotiates for drugs
Read MoreMedicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, is poised to announce the
Read MoreLawsuits over Medicare Advantage star ratings pile up
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is facing at least a half-dozen lawsuits over its 2025 Medicare Advantage
Read MoreDoes Medicare Advantage have better access to extra services?
A study by researchers at Mass General Brigham found that despite Medicare Advantage plans offering enhanced dental, vision, and hearing
Read MoreDrugmakers hiked prices for hundreds of drugs in early January
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Drugmakers raised the list prices on 575 name-brand drugs in just the first two days
Read MoreA few Medicare expenses that have increased in 2025.
If you are a retiree, monitoring your healthcare costs is important. If you are on Medicare, you should know the
Read MoreCMS proposes $21B payment increase for Medicare Advantage in 2026: 10 notes
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is proposing a more generous increase in payments to Medicare Advantage
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