McKnight's Long-Term Care News7h
Providers hoping for better days ahead with ‘suspicious,’ unannounced CMS site visits
A campaign to strip mystery out of unannounced, often thinly explained site visits by CMS contractors may be bearing some fruit.
Modern Healthcare2d
Judge orders CMS to recalculate UnitedHealth's 2025 star ratings
CMS hires secret shoppers to review the call center services of Medicare Advantage insurers. A secret shopper called ...
Medicare Premiums For 2025 Rise 5.9%, Other Out-Of-Pocket Costs Increase
The base monthly premium for Part B will be $185.00, an increase of $10.30 (5.9%) from $174.70 in 2024. The premium is ...
Medicare Costs to Rise in 2025
And for Medicare recipients who end up in a hospital in 2025, the visit deductible will be $1,676 under Part A insurance, an ...
Fierce Healthcare2d
Trump could boost Medicare Advantage—but cracks suggest reform may be coming
Medicare Advantage (MA) insurer stocks soared following Election Day, with healthcare onlookers assuming the new Trump ...
Modern Healthcare3d
CMS releases 200 new Medicare residency slots
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is focusing on primary care and mental healthcare in its latest Medicare ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News7h
Covered wound care product list slashed by CMS
A new federal payment policy will sharply reduce the number of specialty wound care products available to certain Medicare patients.
Austin American-Statesman5d
Dr. Oz picked to lead Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. What does it do?
CMS runs Medicare, the federal health program for U.S. residents 65 and older and some younger people with a qualifying ...
policymed.com2d
CMS Finalizes TEAM through IPPS Final Rule
On August 28, as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, the Centers ...
CMS Rolls Back Telehealth Flexibilities in 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in its finalized 2025 Physician Fee Schedule that it won’t ...