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103,000 Medicare Beneficiaries are getting new Medicare numbers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have notified 103,000 Medicare beneficiaries that their personal information was used to

Eileen Cook July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 CMS, Data Breach, Fraud, medicare, Older Adults

Aging Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Mental Health/Behavioral Health

Access to mental health under Medicare

Medicare does not cover all healthcare services for older adults; however, one area of healthcare that is particularly challenging to

Eileen Cook July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Mental Health, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General

CMS Launches New Model to Target Wasteful, Inappropriate Services in Original Medicare

(Source - www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a new Innovation Center model aimed at

Eileen Cook June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Waste, Older Adults, WISeR Model

Health Care - General Veterans Benefits

How to stay safe and healthy during extreme heat

(Source - news.va.gov) Extreme heat season is in full swing. Temperatures high enough to be dangerous to health are occurring

Eileen Cook June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Extreme Heat, Older Adults, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Aging Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare - General

What Could the Health-Related Provisions in the Reconciliation Bill Mean for Older Adults?

(By Tricia Neuman, Alice Burns, Justin Lo, and Matthew Rae for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 26, 2025) The

Eileen Cook June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Medicare Advantage

What 8 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage

(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Research published in 2025 has highlighted differences in hospital stay lengths and

Eileen Cook June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Disabled Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicaid

Different Data Source, But Same Results: Most Adults Subject to Medicaid Work Requirements Are Working or Face Barriers to Work

(By Jennifer Tolbert, Sammy Cervantes, and Gary Claxton for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 25, 2025) On May 22,

Eileen Cook June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement, Older Adults

Aging Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General

Seven Million People with Medicare Spend More Than 10% of Income on Part B Premiums – The Reconciliation Bill Could Drive the Number Higher

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Karen Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 23, 2025) Most

Eileen Cook June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 CBO, Dual Eligibles, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Aging Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Health Care Finance Medicaid

5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People Ages 50 and Older

(By Abby Wolk and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 18, 2025) On May 22, the House

Eileen Cook June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 ACA, CBO, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Older Adults

Aging Caregiver End of Life LTC Medicaid

Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film

(By Kat McGowan for NPR) For people new to family caregiving, the lack of resources and support often comes as

Eileen Cook June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 Caregiver, Healthcare Finance, LTC, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Older Adults