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CMS Letter to Plans and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

December 14, 2023 Dear Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Medicare Part D Plans, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, and Private Insurance Plans: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) values your partnership in providing health care coverage and access to essential treatments, including prescription Read more about CMS Letter to Plans and Pharmacy Benefit Managers
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National Health Expenditures 2022 Highlights

U.S. health care spending grew 4.1% to reach $4.5 trillion in 2022, faster than the increase of 3.2% in 2021, but much slower than the rate of 10.6% in 2020. The growth in 2022 reflected strong growth in Medicaid and private health insurance spending that was somewhat offset by continued declines in Read more about National Health Expenditures 2022 Highlights
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CMS Provides Critical Tools to Help Improve Access for Millions who Receive Medicaid Home- and Community-based Services

New guidance outlines how states can establish important tools to connect individuals needing care with those qualified to provide it. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), today took another critical step to improve Read more about CMS Provides Critical Tools to Help Improve Access for Millions who Receive Medicaid Home- and Community-based Services
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Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot #2

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 7.3 million Americans have signed up for 2024 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1. This includes 6.5 million plan Read more about Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot #2
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More than 7 Million Selected Affordable Health Coverage in ACA Marketplace Since Start of Open Enrollment Period

Enrollment increases continue as the deadline for January coverage fast approaches Read more about More than 7 Million Selected Affordable Health Coverage in ACA Marketplace Since Start of Open Enrollment Period
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600,000 North Carolinians Now Have Access to Medicaid Expansion Coverage

North Carolina becomes the fourth state to expand Medicaid during the Biden-Harris Administration Read more about 600,000 North Carolinians Now Have Access to Medicaid Expansion Coverage