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CMS Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

US News names top Medicare Advantage, Part D providers for 2025

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) U.S. News & World Report has recognized seven Medicare Advantage and Medicare

Eileen Cook November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Future of Medicare drug price negotiations under new administration: 5 things to know

(By Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review ) As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the future of Medicare’s

Eileen Cook November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Medicare Advantage 2025 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Premiums and Benefits

(By Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 15, 2024)

Eileen Cook November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Dental/Oral Health Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

5 benefits Medicare Advantage plans are cutting back for 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Fewer Medicare Advantage insurers will offer remote access technologies and over-the-counter benefits

Eileen Cook November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 CMS, Dental, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Supplemental benefits, Medicare Advantage Vision care, Older Adults

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

Medicare Advantage saves money

Medicare recipients who migrate from traditional Medicare to the Medicare Advantage program have saved the federal government $144 billion over

Eileen Cook November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Veterans Health care

Aging Health Care - General

These matchmakers connect teens and elders. The friendships benefit both sides

(By Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR) When Andrea Levitt, 82, first met Angelo Williams, 16, at a cookies-and-tea event in New

Eileen Cook November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 Aging, Loneliness, Older Adults, Teenagers

Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Is a Medicare Advantage plan right for you?

It is the time of the year again when all those Medicare Advantage plans advertise how wonderful they are and

Eileen Cook November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage plans ramp up lobbying efforts

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage insurers are ramping up efforts to persuade lawmakers to increase

Eileen Cook November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 CMS, Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Aging Caregiver

Older Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon,

Eileen Cook November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Aging, Caregiver, Older Adults, Solo Agers

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

2025 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles

(Source - www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2025 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts

Eileen Cook November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 CMS, coinsurance, Deductibles, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Premuims