Remote patient monitoring companies see a win in Medicare's plan to expand coverage, and the absence of any proposed ...

CMS is brokering outcomes-based agreements on behalf of Medicaid programs. Thirty-three states, along with Washington, D.C., ...

The American Hospital Association voiced strong concerns following the July 15 release of CMS’ proposed rule for the 2026 hospital outpatient prospective payment system. Four things to know: 1. The ...

The model was initially launched by the Biden administration in February 2023, and CMS announced that SCD would be the first focus of the model the following January. This is the ...

Key Takeaways CMS has proposed a mandatory two-sided risk model for specialists treating heart failure and low back pain in outpatient settings. The Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) would begin ...

CMS proposed including a 2.6% bump to ASC payments for 2026, as well as other reforms aimed at modernizing payments and expanding healthcare access. Here are five other things to know about CMS’ new ...

States representing about 84% of Medicaid beneficiaries are participating in an initiative that enables the U.S. government ...

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 ...

CMS’ proposed rules for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs includes plans to remove several orthopedic procedures from its inpatient-only list. The plan would phase out the IPO list over three ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ annual pay rate proposal for outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) ...

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 ...

North Carolina joined 23 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Education for withholding billions of dollars.