CMS has released proposed HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018. “The focus of this rule is clearly stabilizing the market,” Elizabeth Carpenter, senior vice president at Washington, D ...

CMS finalized a 0.45 percent rate increase for the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs in 2018. Here are four things to know. 1. The rate finalized Monday in CMS’ 2018 Rate Announcement and Call ...

Proposed rate changes to Medicare Advantage rates in 2018 would result in an estimated 2 percent reduction in MA insurer net revenues, which could mean cuts to beneficiary coverage and benefits, ...

Retirees are paying more for their healthcare than ever before, and that makes knowing the costs associated with Medicare's monthly premiums critical to retirement planning. Will these costs break ...

After evaluating multiple options for how to structure the proposed remedy, CMS proposes to make one-time lump sum payments to affected 340B covered entities to make them whole for the historical ...

With Medicare’s main trust fund projected to run out in just seven years, the Trump Administration is working hard to lower health care costs and increase quality to protect the Medicare program for ...

Last week CMS issued its anticipated proposed rule to implement the Supreme Court’s decision last year which ruled that CMS’ reduction in Medicare payments for Part B outpatient drugs purchased ...

Healthcare spending increased 4.6% in 2019 to $3.8 trillion as the suspension of the health insurance tax helped offset faster growth in hospital, physician and clinical service spending. The Centers ...

Medicare spent $1.4 billion in 2017 and 2018 on Part B drugs that were discarded, a new report shows. MedicareAdvantage.com, an MA insurance broker, analyzed claims data from the Centers for Medicare ...

In January 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new restrictions that roll back parts of a 2018 expansion allowing Medicare ...