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HRSA warns Sanofi over 340B rebate proposal

(By Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Health Resources and Services Administration has issued a warning to Sanofi

Eileen Cook December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 340B drug discount program, HHS, HRSA, Medicare Part D, Wholesaler Acquisition Cost

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

5 Medicare Advantage changes coming in 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage plans must comply with new network adequacy and health equity

Eileen Cook December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

FTC Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

FTC sends warning to 21 insurance marketing companies

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to 21 companies marketing

Eileen Cook December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 FTC, Insurance Marketing, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Outpatient pharmacy costs outpace total spend by 52%

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Historically viewed as cost centers, hospitals and health systems are increasingly identifying

Eileen Cook December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D

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

Medicare costs are going up next year

Like most things, Medicare costs are going up next year. Medicare Part A and Part B deductibles will increase, along

Eileen Cook December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Medicare Spending was 27% More for People who Disenrolled from Medicare Advantage than for Similar People in Traditional Medicare

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Alex Cottrill, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 06, 2024)

Eileen Cook December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Proposals that Aim to Improve Care and Access for Enrollees

Press Release from hhs.gov on November 26, 2024 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing actions

Arlene Sharp November 27, 2024November 27, 2024 AMAC Foundation, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

Health Care - General Health Insurance HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Ozempic, Wegovy covered by Medicare and Medicaid under Biden admin proposal for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs

By Greg Norman for Fox News on November 26, 2024 The Biden administration is expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs such

Arlene Sharp November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, Medicare Part D

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

This retirement expert saved her mom $1,200 on Medicare drugs, says older people are ‘getting screwed’ — here are 3 of her tips to cut your health care costs ASAP

By Christy Bieber for Moneywise on November 23, 2024 Hindsight is 20-20, but for one 85-year-old retiree, the discovery that

Arlene Sharp November 26, 2024November 25, 2024 #amacfoundation, Medicare Part D

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

FAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

(Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 19, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), signed

Eileen Cook November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults