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 has released its Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for 2026, which would raise Medicare outpatient payment rates next year. Five things to know: 1. Payment update. CMS proposed ...

Two University of Michigan experts said the high rate-hike proposals are largely explained by an impending change to ...

While the sweeping tariff policy announced in April didn’t appear to have an immediate impact on the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) projections, that might be changing, albeit ...

Premium rates for CalPERS’ basic health care plans will increase on average 7.8% for state workers and their beneficiaries in 2026.

The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law July 4 will cut government spending on health care by ...

Learn about the Social Security COLA projection for 2026, including what it is, how it's calculated and what it means for ...

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

The cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits is expected to be 2.7% in 2026, analysts said on Tuesday — but ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment could rise 2.7%. But Medicare Part B premiums are set to rise even more, eating ...

CMS proposes to implement two separate conversion factors: one for qualifying alternative payment model participants and one for physicians and practitioners who are not qualified participants. The ...

The proposed premium increases would average 16.8% for individuals policies, including those sold on the Healthcare.gov website, which some call "Obamacare." That is a bigger request than last year's ...