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

Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Payments Will Total at Least $11.8 Billion in 2024

(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 11, 2024)

Eileen Cook September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus payments, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

New Alzheimer’s drug faces challenges

(By Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Leqembi, an Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen and Eisai, faces hurdles with respect

Eileen Cook September 10, 2024September 10, 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease, Eisai, Healthcare Finance, Leqembi, Older Adults, Reimbursement

Aging Health Care - General Rural Health

In a rural small town, a group of locals steps up to support senior health

(By Juliana Kim, Tim Evans for NPR) GLEN ULLIN, N.D. — When small rural towns get smaller, the challenges for

Eileen Cook September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 Older Adults, Rural Health

Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

21 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2024

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s

Eileen Cook September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 Administrative Policies, Health Systems, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Aging Health Care Finance LTC Medicaid

The cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home

(By Juliana Kim, Tim Evans for NPR) RUGBY, N.D. — Cindie Haakenson was relieved when a room opened up at

Eileen Cook September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 Healthcare Costs, LTC Costs, Medicaid, Older Adults

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

Medicare Advantage open enrollment is coming

Did you know Medicare has several different enrollment periods with separate rules for each? There is an Initial enrollment period,

Eileen Cook August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults, Open Enrollment

Aging CMS Medicare - General Medigap

Do I need to renew my Medigap plan?

If you have a Medigap (Medicare supplement insurance) plan, will it be automatically renewed yearly? Yes, but there are exceptions.

Eileen Cook August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medigap, Older Adults, Renewal

CMS Medicaid Medicare Advantage

What happens when Medicare Advantage contracts are terminated?

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Around 1 in 5 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries switch to traditional Medicare when

Eileen Cook August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicare Advantage

Feds Killed Plan To Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition

(By Fred Schulte for KFF Health News) A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health

Eileen Cook August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Overbilling

CMS FDA Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

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

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 20, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),

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