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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will require most eligible hospitals to participate in a national episode-based payment model for hip, knee and ankle replacements beginning …
CMS Expands Joint-Replacement Payment Model Nationwide 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
A survey of wound care clinicians and practices found that changes to Medicare reimbursement for advanced wound treatment products are contributing to treatment delays, authorization hurdles, and reduced care capacity, …
Survey Links CMS Payment Rule to Wound Care Access Strains Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government is rolling out one of the most sweeping Medicare overhauls in years, reshaping how the program pays for kidney dialysis, hospital outpatient services, surgeries, …
Inside Medicare’s Massive 2026 Overhaul: Who Wins, Who Pays, Who Hurts? Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this past week unveiled a wave of sweeping health policy actions — from a new artificial-intelligence prize for family …
HHS Launches AI Caregiver Prize as New Medical Review Sparks Fierce National Debate Read More