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5 Medicare Advantage changes coming in 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage plans must comply with new network adequacy and health equity

Eileen Cook December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Aging Homelessness

More Californians Are Freezing to Death. Experts Point to More Older Homeless People.

(By Phillip Reese for KFF Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A growing number of people — many of them older

Eileen Cook December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Homeless, Hypothermia, Older Adults

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

Medicare costs are going up next year

Like most things, Medicare costs are going up next year. Medicare Part A and Part B deductibles will increase, along

Eileen Cook December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Aging

Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she

Eileen Cook December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 Aging Alone Together, Older Adults

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

Medicare Spending was 27% More for People who Disenrolled from Medicare Advantage than for Similar People in Traditional Medicare

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Alex Cottrill, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 06, 2024)

Eileen Cook December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Aging Health Care Finance Medicaid Nursing Homes

Medicaid payments vs. nursing home costs: 5 takeaways

(By Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicaid payment rates given to the average nursing home covered about 82

Eileen Cook December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Nursing Home, Older Adults

Aging Legislative Update Nursing Homes

Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump To Rescind Staffing Mandate

(By Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) Covid’s rampage through the country’s nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and

Eileen Cook December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 Nursing Home Staff Minimums, Older Adults, Rescinding Staff Mandate

Health Care - General Medicare Advantage

Humana spread Medicare Advantage ‘misinformation,’ Minnesota AG alleges

(Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Humana misrepresented the providers its Medicare Advantage plans will be in-network with in

Eileen Cook December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 In-Network Providers, Medicare Advantage, Minnesota AG, Older Adults

Aging Caregiver Health Care - General

Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch

Eileen Cook December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 Aging alone, Older Adults

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

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

(Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 19, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), signed

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