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

Eileen Cook May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

That Discount at the Pharmacy Counter May Pack Hidden Costs

(By Rachel Spears for KFF Health News) Next time you go to the pharmacy, you might be offered a coupon

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

Eileen Cook May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs: What Older Americans Should Know

(By Jackie Fortiér for KFF Health News) Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medical debt, Medicare Part D

Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(Authors: Grace Sparks, Lunna Lopes, Alex Montero, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 30,

FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 FDA, FDA Real-Time Clinical Trials, Medicare Part D

FDA launches ‘real-time’ clinical trials

(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The FDA has launched its first two real-time clinical trials in partnership

CMS Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 BALANCE, CMS, GLP-1, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D

CMS Extends Medicare’s Short-Term Bridge Program for GLP-1 Obesity Drug Coverage

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation published April 23, 2026) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 22, 2026April 22, 2026 BALANCE, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D

CMS pauses weight-loss BALANCE model for Medicare

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is holding off on its voluntary “Better Approaches to Lifestyle and

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 Cost Plus Wellness, Direct Contracting, Health Insuarance, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, Self-insured Employers

Mark Cuban dives into direct contracting

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Mark Cuban has never been subtle about what fuels his motivation to

FDA Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Drug Shortages, FDA, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D

6 new drugs in shortage

(By: Ella Jeffries for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The number of active drug shortages has declined sharply since June, according

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

Eileen Cook April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

The bigger picture for Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage has been around since 1997, when it was established by the Balanced Budget Act. Initially called “Medicare Choice,”

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

CMS hikes Medicare Advantage rate 2.48% for 2027: 6 notes

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is raising Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48%, or more than $13