The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has had some technical difficulties during the government shutdown.

Medicare open enrollment should operate like normal despite the government shutdown affecting thousands of federal employees.

WASHINGTON — When Medicare starts negotiating drug prices, it will take into account how important a drug is for patients, Meena Seshamani, the director of the Center for Medicare, said Tuesday. “We ...

CMS Principal Deputy Administrator Jonathan Blum will step down next month, according to a Reuters report. CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced Mr. Blum’s resignation, effective May 16, in an ...

The CMS is poised to crack down further on health insurers in the Medicare Advantage program, according to new comments from a top agency official. MA plans — which now cover more than half of ...

Harvard’s David Grabowski and Meena Seshamani of CMS discuss Medicare Advanatge efforts at the NIC Spring Conference Wednesday. Credit: Tori Soper DALLAS — Long-term care providers may not have had ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's Medicare chief on Wednesday slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders' call for a national health plan, saying "Medicare for All" would undermine care for seniors and ...

[JURIST] Five hospitals filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] against the US Department of Health and Human Services [official website] in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official ...

Sean R. Tunis, a Maryland physician and high-ranking Medicare official, has agreed to a one-year suspension from practicing medicine and a $20,000 fine for falsifying documents showing he had met his ...