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Emerging Health Issues FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 Drug Shortages, FDA, Medicare Part D

6 drugs now in shortage

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) The sole suppliers for a few medications, including a Parkinson’s disease therapy, are

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

Eileen Cook August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults, Open Enrollment

Medicare Advantage open enrollment is coming

Did you know Medicare has several different enrollment periods with separate rules for each? There is an Initial enrollment period,

CMS FDA Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

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

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

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 20, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),

FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Drug Shortages, FDA, Medicare Part D

5 drugs now in shortage

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review ) About two-thirds of providers recently told Premier their teams are spending more

CMS Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 CMS, Drugs for Weight Loss, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $6B a year: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare spending could increase between $3.1 billion and $6.1 billion annually if

Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Health Insurance HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 Employer Health Insurance, Health Insuarnce, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Private Health Plans

While Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Don’t Apply to Private Insurance, 3.4 Million People with Employer Coverage Take at Least One of the Selected Drugs

(Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 14, 2024) Among the 167 million people with employer-sponsored insurance in

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Medicare Negotiations, Medicare Part D

Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got

(By Sydney Lupkin, Asma Khalid for NPR) The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government

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

Eileen Cook August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Medicare Part D, MedPAC, Older Adults, Supplemental Benefits

Medicare Advantage in 2024: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Supplemental Benefits, and Prior Authorization

(By Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 08, 2024)

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

Eileen Cook August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Premiums

What to Know About Medicare Part D Premiums

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 01, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of

Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 Dual Eligibles, Managed Care plans, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

The Landscape of Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Arrangements for Dual-Eligible Individuals Across States

(By Maria T. Peña, Maiss Mohamed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Alice Burns, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family