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Potential Improvements to Medicare Advantage

Although 2026 has not yet started, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2027 Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 CMS, CMS-4212 P, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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Proposed Medicare Advantage rule aims to broaden hemp coverage

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS’s proposed Medicare Advantage rule for 2027 includes more leeway for hemp

Eileen Cook December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 CMS, FDA, Hemp, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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Medicare Advantage 2026 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Premiums and Benefits

(Authors: Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec

Eileen Cook December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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CMS: States cannot regulate Medicare Advantage broker compensation

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is reminding state insurance departments that federal law preempts any efforts

Eileen Cook December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Broker Compensation, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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77% happy with 2026 health plan options

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Seventy-seven percent of Americans who reviewed their health plan choices for 2026

Eileen Cook December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 ACA, Health Insurance, Medicare Advantage

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Thinking about making a change?

Medicare Advantage (also known as “Part C”) is a Medicare-approved plan offered by a private company that offers an alternative

Eileen Cook December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap

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Is a Medigap plan right for you?

We are in the final days of the Medicare Open Enrollment period. The Medicare open enrollment period ends on December

Eileen Cook December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

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Chart Reviews Increase Payments to Medicare Advantage Insurers for 1 in 6 Enrollees

(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 20, 2025) Federal payments

Eileen Cook November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks

Eileen Cook November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Provider Network

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Medicare premiums are being pushed by rising payments to Medicare Advantage plans

According to a recent report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPaC), the cost of Medicare Part B premiums is

Eileen Cook November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part B premiums, MedPAC