CMS Extends Skilled Nursing Facility Medicare Revalidation Deadline to August 2025
CMS extends skilled nursing facilities' Medicare revalidation deadline to August 2025 amid new ownership disclosure requirements to improve care quality oversight.
Insights on Medicare Affordability Challenges and Reform Implications
Analysis of Medicare affordability challenges highlights systemic issues and the need for reform in traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans affecting coverage and costs.
Understanding TRICARE For Life: Comprehensive Coverage and Transition Guide
Explore the TRICARE For Life Handbook to understand automatic eligibility, comprehensive Medicare coordination, and pharmacy coverage options for TRICARE beneficiaries transitioning to Medicare.
Key CMS 2026 Medicare Advantage Final Rule Updates for Insurers
CMS finalizes critical 2026 Medicare Advantage rule changes, including anti-obesity drug coverage exclusion, AI regulatory deferral, and limits on retroactive inpatient stay denials affecting payers and providers.
Elevance Health Q1: Stable Profits Amid Rising Medical Costs and Legal Challenges
Elevance Health reports steady Q1 profits with growth in Medicare Advantage and Carelon despite elevated medical costs and legal challenges.
Elevance Reports Stable Medicare Advantage Costs Amid Market Volatility
Elevance Health's Q1 report shows Medicare Advantage utilization in line with expectations, Medicaid rate progress, and ACA expansion amid market volatility.
Medicare Coverage and Costs for Diabetes Medications Including Metformin
Explore how Medicare covers diabetes treatments and costs including Metformin and other diabetic supplies under Parts A, B, C, and D. Understand cost factors like premiums and deductibles.
Trump Administration Ends Federal Medicaid Funding for Non-Healthcare Services
The Trump administration has ceased federal Medicaid funding for non-healthcare services, refocusing resources on core medical benefits amid rising spending on social determinants of health programs in several states.
Medicare Advantage Market Growth Slows in Early 2025, Reports MFA
Mark Farrah Associates reports a slowdown in Medicare Advantage market growth with detailed enrollment and market share data for early 2025. Key tools aid insurers in competitive analysis post-Open Enrollment Period.
Healthcare Sector Faces Mixed Market Trends Amid Insurer Losses and Pharma Gains
April 2025 market update reveals insurer stock declines amid UnitedHealth earnings miss, offset by pharma gains led by Eli Lilly's drug innovation and strong healthcare sector earnings projections.