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CMS Drug Spending Dashboards and the Inflation Reduction Act

(Source - www.cms.gov/blog) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the annual update to the Drug Spending Dashboards with

Eileen Cook March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 CMS, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D

FDA Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

FDA has new leverage over companies looking for a quicker drug approval

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The huge spending bill that became law last December also included fixes to a problem

Eileen Cook March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 FDA, FDA’s accelerated approval, Medicare Part D

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

More insurance brokers would choose traditional Medicare over Medicare Advantage: Report

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) More insurance brokers said they would enroll in traditional Medicare over Medicare

Eileen Cook March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap

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

Medicare members are worried about out-of-pocket costs: 7 numbers to know

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) More Medicare beneficiaries are worried about out-of-pocket expenses than premiums, according to

Eileen Cook February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Higher out-of-pocket expense, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap

FDA Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

A Bitter Battle Over the ‘Orphan Drug’ Program Leaves Patients’ Pocketbooks at Risk

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a

Eileen Cook February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Court Case, FDA, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Part D, Orphan Drug Program

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

HHS unveils 3 new drug price models

By Mackenzie Bean and Paige Twenter On February 14, 2023 for Becker’s Hospital Review HHS is taking aim at high

Arlene Sharp February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 HHS, Medicare Part D, Prescription drug coverage

Health Care - General Health Insurance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Your Money or Your Life: Patient on $50,000-a-Week Cancer Drug Fears Leaving Behind Huge Medical Debt

By Fred Schulte on February 14, 2023 for Kaiser Health Network After several rounds of treatment for a rare eye

Arlene Sharp February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

17 things to know about Medicare Advantage star ratings

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Star ratings are the metrics CMS uses to rate the quality of

Eileen Cook February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, Medicare Part D

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Where government insurance enrollment stands in 2023

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS released 2023 enrollment figures for government-sponsored health plans Jan. 31. Continue

Eileen Cook February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 ACA, CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

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

What to Know about Medicare Spending and Financing

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 19, 2023) Medicare, the federal health insurance

Eileen Cook January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicare Spending