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Federal Health Care Funding in Place for 2026
On February 3, President Trump signed legislation funding most federal agencies through fiscal year 2026 (FY26), which ends September 30....
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Rising Health Care Costs a Top Concern for Public, Medical Debt Hits People Over 50 Hard
Recent KFF polling shows that concern about health care costs is high and rising for the public, with 66% saying...
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiations: Selected Drugs for 2028
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the selection of the group of 15 drugs for...
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CMS Proposes Important Step to Combat Medicare Advantage Overpayment
Each year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gives notice of how some Medicare Advantage (MA) payments will...
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Medicare Rights Urges CMS to Center Beneficiary Needs in MA and Part D
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments in response to the annual Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D proposed rule for...
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AARP Examines the Importance of State Health Insurance Assistance Programs
Last month, the AARP Public Policy Institute released a report on the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), outlining the...
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Administration Proposes Discriminatory Anti-Trans Regulations, Weaponizing Medicare
In December, the Trump administration released three proposed rules that target transgender individuals in ways that harm communities, ignore laws,...
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Senate Report Exposes Medicare Advantage Gaming
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a majority staff report on UnitedHealth Group’s (UHG) efforts...
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Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Until March 31 to Make Certain Coverage Changes
The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA OEP) runs from January 1 through March 31 each year. Unlike the annual...
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Rural Health Fund Awards Cannot Compensate for Enormous Medicaid Cuts that Threaten Home Care
Late last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced awards from a new “Rural Health Transformation Program”...
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