In post-acute care, Medicare is not an abstract federal program. It is Mrs. Thompson’s therapy after a hip fracture. It is Mr. Alvarez’s swallow ...

Vice President JD Vance and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced a series of actions affecting Medicare and Medicaid, including a $259.5 million deferral of federal Medicaid funding in Minnesota ...

Medicaid ensures that people of all ages have access to the health care they need, covering 2 in 5 children, 1 in 6 non-elderly adults, and 1 in 7 seniors nationwide.

Many expected President Trump to ax states’ Medicaid add-ons – and some Republicans lobbied the administration to do so – but Shapiro’s office says the federal government has indicated it will let the ...

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries face forced disenrollment in 2026 as plan exits drive coverage termination, pushing millions toward traditional Medicare and Part D’s $2100 cap.

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What This Means for You Premiums and Plan Options: CMS is proposing changes that could expand catastrophic plan availability, ...

Lawmakers killed a bill to rewrite the Oregon Health Plan, but federal rules will require it to change anyway.

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CMS launched a value-based care model on Jan. 1 known as the TEAM model. It coordinates the care of patients on ...

The CMS has provided a long-awaited update on how it plans to approach Medicare Advantage audits, five months after a federal judge threw a wrench in the agency’s plan to drastically expand the money ...