Demographic Shifts
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Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Expand Rural EMS and Bring More Care Directly to Patients Across Montana
Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Expand Rural EMS and Bring More Care Directly to Patients Across Montana This federal investment will give rural emergency medical teams the tools to provide in-home care, manage chronic conditions, and help Montanans avoid unnecessary emergency visits
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Medicare 101
This Health Policy 101 chapter explores Medicare, a federal health insurance program covering more than 68 million people, established in 1965 for people age 65 or older and later expanded to cover people under age 65 with long-term disabilities. In addition to detailing Medicare eligibility, coverage, and spending, the chapter examines the increased role of private plans in providing benefits and the financing challenges posed by increasing health care costs and an aging population.
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Medicare Advantage looks stable for 2027. Underneath, it’s shifting
The Medicare Advantage market remains a bit of a paradox: it may look unchanged from a national level heading into 2027, but seniors will have fewer plans to choose from in more than half of the states and growth continues to be driven by special needs plans. The retreat continues what began in 2025, when […] The post Medicare Advantage looks stable for 2027. Underneath, it’s shifting appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
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STAT+: Medicare to expand its pilot that pays for technology to manage chronic diseases
A recently-launched Medicare experiment that pays for technology to help people manage chronic conditions is expanding.
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Cityblock Health acquires rural Medicare provider Homeward Health
Cityblock Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Homeward Health, a rural-focused Medicare Advantage provider, in an all-stock transaction. The combination pairs Cityblock’s urban Medicaid and dual-eligible care model with Homeward’s rural-first approach, Cityblock CEO and co-founder Toyin Ajayi, MD, said in an Aug. 21 note published on the company’s website. Homeward serves nearly […] The post Cityblock Health acquires rural Medicare provider Homeward Health appeared first on Be...
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Why payers should have these 3 pipeline drugs on their radar
Optum Rx's latest look at the drug development pipeline highlights three drugs for rare and chronic conditions that payers and plan sponsors should be watching.
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8 things to know about Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible individuals: KFF
Approximately 12 million Americans enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid account for a disproportionate share of both programs’ spending while facing substantially greater health, functional and financial challenges than other Medicare beneficiaries, according to two KFF reports published July 15. The analyses draw on linked Medicare and Medicaid administrative and claims data from 2022 and […] The post 8 things to know about Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible individuals: KFF appeared first on...
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A Profile of Dual-Eligible Individuals
Approximately 12 million people are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, referred to as dual-eligible individuals. This brief examines the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of dual-eligible individuals compared with Medicare beneficiaries without Medicaid.
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Medicaid Changes in House and Senate Reconciliation Bills Would Increase Costs for 1.3 Million Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
On May 22, the House passed a reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would partially pay to extend expiring tax cuts by cutting Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the bill would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $793 billion over ten years and 10.3 million fewer people would be enrolled in Medicaid in 2034, including 1.3 million people with Medicare, otherwise known as “dual-eligible individuals”.
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