The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 15 issued a proposed rule ( that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year 2026 ...

CMS’ proposed rule for the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule comprises key updates to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, according to a July 14 news release from the agency. The proposals aim to ...

CMS has unveiled a proposed rule for the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, targeting higher quality care, improved chronic disease management and cost savings. “We are taking meaningful steps to ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) is poised to reframe Medicaid, creating significant uncertainty regarding some optional services – including home- ...

The sweeping regulation proposes notable changes to how Medicare pays physicians, but overall results in a modest bump to ...

The proposed rule would close a loophole that has allowed several states to get around the requirement that provider taxes redistribute Medicaid funds to a range of providers, not just the ones that ...

Hospitals are bracing for the impact from the Medicaid cuts in President Trump's sweeping spending and tax cut law. While most of the cuts won’t happen immediately, rural facilities in particular say ...

Why did I lose Medicaid after enrolling in Medicare at 65, even though my income hasn’t changed? When you turn 65 and enroll in Medicare, your eligibility for Medicaid may change—even if your ...

A press release posted to CMS’s website on Tuesday afternoon began thus: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective ...

Under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’s new vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, facilities must draft and implement policies and procedures by December 6, 2021 to ensure ...