February 4th 2026
Increasing Medicare Advantage payments for full Medicaid enrollees was not associated with meaningful changes in inpatient or nursing home use.
February 3rd 2026
A spending bill advancing PBM reforms aims to delink Medicare Part D compensation from drug rebates and improve pricing transparency.
February 2nd 2026
Patients on commercial insurance were more likely to have at least 1 chronic condition, which can affect health care spending overall.
January 27th 2026
CMS’s 2027 proposed MA payment rate increase of .09% falls short of expectations, potentially increasing premiums and reducing benefits for seniors.
With the CDC’s decision to roll back recommendations to vaccinate for several conditions, questions have arisen as to what that may mean in the US.