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Juliette Cubanski @jcubanski.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

CMS is shutting down the National Training Program, whose mission is "to communicate Medicare and other CMS-program information that...can be used to effectively train the public." The site will be discontinued Oct 15, the first day of Medicare 2026 open enrollment cmsnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov

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Tricia Neuman @tricia-neuman.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

When, for whatever reason, contract negotiations blow up between large insurers like UnitedHealthcare and flagship health systems like Johns Hopkins, Medicare Advantage patients deal with the fallout — which can mean changing where they get care, higher costs and unwanted stress.

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Hopkins Medicine ends talks with UnitedHealthcare, leaving patients scrambling

Hopkins Medicine ends contract talks with UnitedHealthcare, affecting 60,000 patients

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Tricia Neuman @tricia-neuman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

President Trump’s drug pricing executive order could go in one of two ways. It could be a sweeping hit on drug companies, prices and potentially access, or it could be implemented in a way that has minimal impact. Either way, it will likely be challenged by the industry in the courts.

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Tricia Neuman @tricia-neuman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The House is starting to consider substantial cuts to Medicaid - cuts that could have direct and indirect effects on hospitals and local economies. Our new analysis shows that every congressional district has at least one hospital. Most have many more. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

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Mapping Hospitals By Congressional District | KFF

Changes to Medicaid funding, eligibility and enrollment could impact hospital finances. This interactive map shows the number of hospitals in each congressional district. There is at least one hospita...

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Tricia Neuman @tricia-neuman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The Administration is moving forward with the popular idea of most favored nation drug prices. Next up are wonky but important policy questions, like how would this work with the Medicare negotiations program, what’s the impact on prices for others, and how would it interact with tariffs?

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Tricia Neuman @tricia-neuman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Will we learn from Dr. Oz's confirmation hearing what the Trump Administration has in mind for Medicare's future? What does the future hold for beneficiaries, providers, plans & spending? www.kff.org/policy-watch... Will the Trump Administration Fast Track the Privatization of Medicare | KFF

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Will the Trump Administration Fast Track the Privatization of Medicare | KFF

The privatization of Medicare has been taking place without much public debate – a trend that has implications for the 68 million people covered by Medicare, health care providers, Medicare spending, ...

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Tricia Neuman @tricia-neuman.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

DOGE is now raising alarms about Medicare fraud. President Trump fired The HHS OIG who oversees investigations into fraudulent programs and contracts within HHS, including Medicare.

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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Six decades ago President Johnson used participation in Medicare as leverage to desegregate hospitals. Today President Trump issued an order to use Medicare participation as leverage to get health care providers to stop providing gender-affirming care to youth.

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Robin Rudowitz @robinr.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

As incoming Trump admin and new Congress may consider federal cuts to #Medicaid there could be implications for coverage, state budgets and providers. #KFF brief shows operating margins were lower than avg among hospitals with high Medicaid shares in rural and urban areas www.kff.org/health-costs...

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Hospital Margins Rebounded in 2023, But Rural Hospitals and Those With High Medicaid Shares Were Struggling More Than Others | KFF

This data note examines trends in hospital margins from 2018 through 2023 and how operating margins varied across different types of hospitals in 2023. It shows the industry overall experienced a rebo...

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Tricia Neuman @tricia-neuman.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

As Medicare’s open enrollment period winds down, some will keep their coverage, some will change plans, and some will drop their Medicare Advantage plan and switch to traditional Medicare. KFF crunched some numbers to see what happens when people make that switch...

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Tricia Neuman @tricia-neuman.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Our latest finds plenty of Medicare Advantage options in 2025.The average beneficiary can choose among 34 MA prescription drug plans. Choice is great but it's not easy to compare premiums, cost-sharing, provider networks, extra benefits and drug formularies -for starters. www.kff.org/medicare/iss...

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Medicare Advantage 2025 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Offerings | KFF

This brief provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage plans that are available for 2025 and key trends over time. The average Medicare beneficiary will have the option of 34 Medicare Advantage pre...

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