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Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Cuts Deemed Devastating for Nursing Homes at House Hearing
During a House subcommittee hearing on post-acute care held on Tuesday, Medicare Advantage plans were the target of ...
Home Health Care News3d
The Rising Importance Of Social Workers On The Home Health Team
Addressing social determinants of health (SDoH) is becoming increasingly important due to new regulations from the Centers ...
Fierce Healthcare8d
CMS rescinds Medicaid's health-related social needs guidance
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.
STAT12d
Medicare and Medicaid agency faces compromised functions and disruption from Trump’s firings
CMS is facing employee firings, flagging morale, confusing messaging, and the specter of additional disruption.
WKRG Mobile on MSN6d
Central Louisiana State Hospital reopens after $33 million renovation project
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) unveiled today the new Central Louisiana State Hospital (CLSH) in Pineville with a ...
Health Affairs8d
An Argument For A New Medicare Prospective Payment System Methodology For Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
By establishing a Medicare PPS methodology for CCBHCs, CMS can provide the financial stability needed to expand service ...
The Commonwealth Fund1d
How the Federal Government Could Support Innovative Medicaid Payment Arrangements for High-Cost Drugs
Only nine of 25 states with an approved Medicaid SPA for an innovative payment arrangement addressing novel and expensive ...
ABC News27d
Key Musk DOGE adviser meets with leaders of Medicare agency
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services oversees coverage for 160 ... along with recently Trump-appointed top brass at CMS, including Acting Administrator and Chief of Staff Stephanie Carlton ...
GOP weighs billions in cuts to Medicaid
Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.
Modern Healthcare10d
Medicare Special Needs Plan enrollment beats expectations
Medicare Special Needs Plan sign-ups rose more than the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Wall Street ... Modern Healthcare analysis of data CMS published last week.
Fierce Healthcare27d
CMS slashes ACA navigator program funding 90% to $10M
Funding for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) navigator program will get cut to just $10 million, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Feb. 14. It’s one of the agency’s ...