CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, has moved quickly to advance President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda in 2025. The push comes after President Trump this summer signed the One Big ...

The Trump administration has revealed what comes next when the ACO REACH model concludes at the end of 2026. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation unveiled the Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design, ...

CMS has proposed two new models aimed at curbing Medicare drug spending by linking payments to international benchmarks. The proposals — GUARD for Part D drugs and GLOBE for Part B — are the latest in ...

CMS has been trying to scale value-based care for decades with mixed results — but the agency’s newly announced ACCESS model could represent a more meaningful step toward aligning payment with ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has formed a new office to manage its rural health transformation initiatives. According to a notice posted Friday to the Federal Register, the ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

The new year will usher in several key changes to Medicare coverage, and seniors could see significant impact to their health care. While lower prescription drug costs are on the menu, seniors will ...

Medicare beneficiaries will see major updates in the new year as Medicare.gov transitions to use ID.me and CLEAR. The new ID tools will used to verify recipients’ identity online following major ...

Medicare drug price negotiations kick-started by the Biden administration will finally result in lower drug prices for seniors beginning Jan. 1. The Medicare-negotiated price cuts will apply to 10 ...

Did you know that Medicare fully covers many vaccines for its beneficiaries? Well, they do. All adult vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee ...

The decision to fund 400 new medical residency positions at hospitals across the U.S. marks a meaningful -- though limited -- step toward addressing a looming physician shortage expected to worsen ...

Silver Sneakers, Renew Active and Silver and Fit are the most popular fitness programs covered by Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans. These fitness plans typically cover gym memberships, fitness ...