CMS has unveiled the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, a new Innovation Center initiative aimed at reducing unnecessary services in traditional Medicare and streamlining the prior ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new Innovation Center model aimed at helping ensure people with Original Medicare receive care.

As a group health plan consultant for more than 20 years, I have seen many small and mid-sized employers—particularly those with fewer than 200 employees—think their only viable option is a fully ...

Still uncertain Saturday was the fate of state Sen. Mike Jacobson's follow-up plan and whether a massive congressional tax bill would slash matching Medicaid funds from “provider assessments.” ...

Following an anti-immigration agenda, Medicaid and Medicare will be limited to citizens, excluding all migrants who do not ...

You’ll also qualify if you’re eligible for one of four Medicare Savings Programs, which provide Medicaid coverage for out-of-pocket Medicare expenses.To qualify in 2025, limits on income for an ...

A new poll shows most U.S. adults don't think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.

Among VHA enrollees who did not use any Medicare service paid by MA, 96.5 percent of those in high-veteran MA plans received direct care through VHA providers and facilities, compared with 86.9 ...

CAMARILLO, Calif., June 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Coast Health Plan (GCHP), the local Medi-Cal plan for Ventura County, is deeply concerned about the possibility of sensitive Medicaid ...

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Republican lawmakers aim to cut $2 trillion in spending over the next decade. The budget reconciliation bill, recently passed by the House of Representatives, triggers $500 ...

Medicaid changes in Trump's "big, beautiful bill" have been met with a partisan division. The GOP defends the plan as needed reform, while Democrats blast it as a cut to social services.

Senate negotiators face mounting challenges in passing President Trump's budget proposal, as Medicaid cuts, SNAP spending, deficit reduction and more emerge as key sticking points.