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A new skilled nursing facility validation program could be the “tip of the iceberg” in verifying provider quality ...
CMS acknowledged it is shifting the general focus from prevention to wellness. It proposes removing 10 quality measures that, it said, did not directly improve patient health outcomes and adding five ...
A San Fernando Valley man has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare out of nearly $16 million through a network of sham hospice companies and laundering the proceeds to conceal the scheme, federal ...
CMS proposes sweeping payment changes to cut waste, refocus on chronic care, and modernize reimbursement across Medicare services and providers.
Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz marked the 60th anniversary of Medicaid with an odd gesture during an appearance on Fox Business ...
Thanks to Dr. Oz’s decisive leadership, this rule modernizes CMS payment systems, eliminates perverse incentives, and ...
The firing of thousands of federal employees shows how important it is to decouple health coverage from employment. Financial ...
Average payment rates are set to increase by 2.5% under the proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...
Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) is introducing legislation to improve the transparency of Medicare costs for consumers. Specifically, Rep. Bean's Apples to ...
A federal judge Monday agreed to mercy for a former owner of a Foley call center who admitted to participating in a Medicare ...
As the dust settles in the wake of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” — the massive spending cut and tax break ...
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 ...