Just months after the federal government shut down for a record 43 days, a partial shutdown is becoming increasingly likely, threatening vital Medicare ...

Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) program are teed up to receive multiyear extensions from Congress in its recently released funding package fo | In bill ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. ET on updated hospital price transparency ...

On Nov. 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS or Agency) released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center ...

CMS on Nov. 21 finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule for 2026, enacting reforms to boost price transparency and expand ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS') annual pay rate proposal for outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) includes a step toward site-neutral payments, a broader list of ...

Medicare pays for services furnished in a physician’s office based on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), while Medicare pays for similar services furnished in hospital outpatient departments ...

Medicare Part B covers many essential services, but not everything. Learn the 12 services it pays for and the 5 common costs ...

Officials voted to tap private health insurance plans to make up for an expected loss in funding and rate-setting control as ...

Medicare hospital costs in 2026 are higher for enrollees. Even without a monthly Part A premium, patients must pay a hospital ...