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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is urging state Medicaid programs to restrict or eliminate coverage for mercury-containing dental fillings, a federal push that could shift …
CMS Presses States to End Medicaid Amalgam Coverage Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed new limits on state health care-related taxes that the agency estimates would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $246 billion …
CMS Tax Rule Would Cut Federal Medicaid Spending by $246 Billion Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week deferred more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to …
CMS Defers $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to States Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has outlined a broad strategy to overhaul Original Medicare by expanding accountable care, revising physician payment methods, increasing price transparency …
CMS Outlines Medicare Overhaul to Expand Value-Based Care Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will shorten routine inspections for roughly 12% of U.S. nursing homes beginning in September, redirecting limited state oversight resources toward …
CMS Eases Surveys for Top-Rated Nursing Homes Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed restructuring Medicare’s physician payment and quality programs, including ending traditional MIPS reporting in 2029 and closing a payment provision …
CMS Plans Medicare Payment Overhaul, MIPS Phaseout Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has expanded emergency healthcare flexibilities for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands following Super Typhoon Bavi, allowing …
CMS Expands Disaster Health Flexibilities After Typhoon Bavi Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are investigating a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to recalled frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores, with 12 illnesses reported in two states as …
CDC Investigates E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Recalled Blueberries Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed sweeping changes to Medicare outpatient payment policies for 2027, including lower payments for certain hospital drugs and imaging …
CMS Proposes Medicare Payment Changes to Cut Drug, Imaging Costs Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed increasing payments to dialysis providers by about 1.1% in 2027 and overhauling several quality measures, changes that would …
Medicare Proposes Higher Dialysis Payments, Quality Rule Changes Read More