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

Eileen Cook August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 Commercial Health Insurance, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Ozempic, Semaglutide

Majority of weight loss drug prescriptions going to commercially insured patients

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) In 2023, more than 61% of Ozempic prescriptions went to patients with

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 Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults

Use of Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Exceeded 46 Million Requests in 2022

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 05, 2024) Virtually all

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook August 2, 2024 Emergency department costs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Medicaid, medicare, Urgent Care

Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation’s fastest-growing

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

Aging End of Life Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 End of Life, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

What 5 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Recent research has examined how Medicare Advantage plans differ on end-of-life care

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Negotiations, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare negotiations for lower drug prices near the finish line

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) One of the first things President Biden touted in his announcement that he was bowing

Aging Medical Debt Medicare - General

Eileen Cook July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 Medical debt, medicare, Older Adults

What are the Consequences of Health Care Debt Among Older Adults?

(By Alex Cottrill, Tricia Neuman, Lunna Lopes, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 26, 2024) Health

CMS Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap

Eileen Cook July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 CMS, Health Insuarnce, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap

California tries but fails to fix a major Medicare loophole for seniors

(By Kate Wolffe for NPR) Many seniors are grateful when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare. But to