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CMS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Who is eligible for Medicare?

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older. However, certain younger people with disabilities,

Eileen Cook September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap

DME Medicaid Medicare - General

She has Medicare and Medicaid. So why should it take 18 months to get a wheelchair?

(By Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) Saleema Render-Hornsby was shocked by the letter she had just received from

Eileen Cook September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 DME, Dual Eligible, Medicaid, medicare

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease more likely to switch to traditional Medicare: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia are 1.4 times

Eileen Cook September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Dual Eligible, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Medicaid

100 things to know about Medicaid

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicaid is in the midst of an unprecedented unwinding of continuous coverage

Eileen Cook August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 Healthcare, Medicaid

Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

A Snapshot of Sources of Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries

(By Gabrielle Clerveau, Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 14, 2023) Medicare

Eileen Cook August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 Employer Coverage, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers

(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely

Eileen Cook August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, CMS, Donanemab, Dual Eligible, FDA, Lecanemab Drug, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

California to eliminate asset tests for Medicaid

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS has approved a proposal from California to eliminate asset tests for

Eileen Cook July 31, 2023 California, CMS, Financial Assets limit, Medicaid

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicaid

Virginia paid $21.8M for care for Medicaid enrollees that had already died, OIG audit finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Virginia made capitation payments for thousands of Medicaid enrollees after their deaths,

Eileen Cook July 26, 2023 Capitation Payments, DHS -Office of Inspector General, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Virginia

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General

KFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion Rivals Affordability as a Problem for Insured Consumers, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care

(Contact Craig Palosky for the Kaiser Family Foundation published June 15, 2023) Most (58%) people with health insurance say they

Eileen Cook June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 ACA, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare

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