In fiscal 2023, the most recent year for which detailed financial information is available, Medicaid’s net cost was $894.2 ...

CMS issued the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, or PFS, proposed rule on July 14.It includes a 0.75% increase to the ...

CMS proposed a 2.4% Medicare payment increase for hospitals’ outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers in 2026, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 15 issued a proposed rule ( that would increase Medicare hospital ...

CMS has unveiled a proposed rule for the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, including a new ambulatory specialty care model aimed at improving chronic disease management and reducing costs. “We are ...

Becker’s reported on six developments in CMS and Medicare news affecting spine surgery and physicians. 1. Some fee-for-service spine procedures in traditional Medicare will have prior authorizations ...

CMS has extended the window for nursing homes to file off-cycle Medicare revalidation documents until Jan. 1, 2026.

The programs don’t do what they claim to. If they were drugs, regulators would pull them from the market.

CMS on July 14 released its annual proposed changes to the physician fee schedule for 2026, which will see two separate conversion factors apply, as required by statute. Eight things to know: 1. One ...

Average payment rates are set to increase by 2.5% under the proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

Civil monetary penalties against payers for improperly delaying or denying coverage, hitting members with higher cost sharing ...