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

Part B premium hike isn’t the only added cost seniors are dealing with in 2026

On November 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Part B premiums for 2026. The

Eileen Cook June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Medicare Advantage Out-of-Pocket Limits: Variation and Trends

(Authors: Nancy Ochieng, Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May

Eileen Cook May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance LTC Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap

Key Facts About Health Care Affordability for People With Medicare

(Authors: Nancy Ochieng, Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May

Eileen Cook May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicaid Medicare - General

Proposed modernization of the Medicare Savings Programs

To simplify access to the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPS), the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab has drafted four model

Eileen Cook May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Savings Programs, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Prior Authorization

CMS taps 30 healthcare organizations for prior authorization initiative

(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a new initiative

Eileen Cook May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 CMS, Older Adults, Prior Authorization

CMS Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

CMS freezes new hospice, home health enrollments amid fraud crackdown

(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is imposing a six-month nationwide

Eileen Cook May 13, 2026 CMS, Home Health Services, medicare, Medicare Fraud, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia

Studying these young Alzheimer’s patients led to breakthroughs. Trump cut the funding

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Some of the most important studies of potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease rely on a

Eileen Cook May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Alzheimer’s Disease, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

CMS issues another round of Medicare Advantage fines to 13 health plans

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS has fined 13 health plans a combined $1.5 million for Medicare

Eileen Cook May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 CMS, CMS Fines, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign

Hospital at home linked to better outcomes: 7 notes

(By: Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Patients treated at a hospital-at-home program had lower rates of mortality and

Eileen Cook May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospital at Home, Older Adults

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

A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs: What Older Americans Should Know

(By Jackie Fortiér for KFF Health News) Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription

Eileen Cook May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 CMS, GLP-1 drugs, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults