Just months after the federal government shut down for a record 43 days, a partial shutdown is becoming increasingly likely, threatening vital Medicare ...

Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) program are teed up to receive multiyear extensions from Congress in its recently released funding package fo | In bill ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. ET on updated hospital price transparency ...

CMS on Nov. 21 finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule for 2026, enacting reforms to boost price transparency and expand ...

On Nov. 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS or Agency) released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center ...

The Trump administration delivered a stunning blow to health insurers, proposing a near-flat 0.09% payment increase for Medicare Advantage plans next year, far below Wall Street’s expectations of 4 to ...

Medicare Part B covers many essential services, but not everything. Learn the 12 services it pays for and the 5 common costs ...

Across rural America, the prospect of deep Medicaid cuts is colliding with already fragile hospital finances, triggering a ...

Under the agreement, participating states will receive “discounts and rebates” from the drugmakers if the treatments don’t ...

Medicare hospital costs in 2026 are higher for enrollees. Even without a monthly Part A premium, patients must pay a hospital ...