CMS isn’t just tweaking ASC policies in 2026; it’s remolding the financial and regulatory foundation of outpatient surgery. From a major expansion of procedures allowed in the setting to the phaseout ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective ...
In any career, 25 years of dedicated work is a lot to let go of. In medicine, it amounts to hundreds of patient relationships, and the blood, sweat, and tears that go into starting and maintaining a ...
Congress’ $1.7 trillion omnibus package, passed in December, kept a 2 percent Medicare reimbursement cut to physicians in 2023, and 2024 may bring at least another 1.25 percent cut. Physician groups ...
CMS has released a request for information seeking input on replacing its Medicare claims processing system with a real-time, cloud-based platform. Under the program, called ClaimsCore, CMS is seeking ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative ...
After years of continued payment cuts to doctors, the future of healthcare as we know it increasingly hangs in the balance. Congress has reached a pivotal moment in this regard — where it can relieve ...
As we near the turnover of administrations, Health Affairs Forefront offers a series of articles from leaders at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services providing their thoughts on the major ...