The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 27 announced the rollout of a 6-year technology-enabled prior authorization ...

Medicare is a federal program. To be eligible, a person must be 65 years or older. People under 65 may also be eligible if they have specific health conditions or disabilities.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will offer nursing students up to $40,000 in tuition reimbursement or $10,000 outright to work for a nursing home or state survey agency, the agency ...

As our population continues to age, Medicare’s role in the American health care system continues to grow. And Medicare’s power goes beyond health care; it was the power of the Medicare program ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has pulled information on health equity for the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through Section 1115 waivers.

Dive Brief: The CMS won’t approve or extend federal Medicaid funding requests for certain state health programs, the agency said last week.; In a press release, the regulator said designated ...

How Republicans could change the program. By Margot Sanger-Katz I cover health care. Republican leaders in Congress have directed the committee that oversees Medicaid to cut $880 billion from the ...

Oregon will initially focus on providing lower-cost therapies for people living with sickle cell disease, a genetic blood ...

The nation’s only Medicaid work program is part of a broad Republican push to change how poor people qualify for health care. In a second Trump term, Medicaid could be a target for huge spending ...

The Joint Commission June 30 announced a new, streamlined process that removes 714 requirements from its hospital ...

The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) encourages healthcare providers to form Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to improve patient care and reduce costs. Learn more.

For the past four years, CMS has been dedicated to strengthening Medicaid and CHIP by helping eligible people more easily enroll and keep their coverage; expanding Medicaid to more Americans ...