CMS invites public comments on a hospital's request for waiver to contract with a non-designated organ procurement organization. The decision affects organ donation regulations under Medicare and Medicaid.

New bipartisan legislation expands Medicare's ACO program to include nurse practitioners and physician assistants in patient assignment, enhancing coordinated care and value-based outcomes.

Explore how rising healthcare costs, policy shifts including ACA subsidies and COVID-19 vaccine guidance for pregnant women, and child care funding cuts are affecting the U.S. healthcare and insurance landscape for providers, insurers, and families.

New legislation proposes lowering Medicare enrollment age to 50 for first responders, addressing early retirement health coverage gaps and recruitment challenges in public safety.

Medicare Part D reimbursement changes under the Inflation Reduction Act risk destabilizing rural long-term care pharmacies, threatening access to essential pharmaceutical services for seniors. Legislative and CMS actions are needed to mitigate financial impacts.

The bipartisan ACO Assignment Improvement Act aims to include nurse practitioners and physician assistants in Medicare's Accountable Care Organizations, expanding access to coordinated, high-quality care and boosting cost savings.

CMS allocates $50 billion to support rural healthcare providers amid Medicare and Medicaid reforms and imminent Affordable Care Act subsidy changes.

CMS proposes new Medicare rule to cover hemp-derived CBD products compliant with federal and state law, expanding treatment options for seniors and impacting healthcare costs.

CMS to invest $50 billion over five years in rural health transformation, impacting care delivery and payment models in all 50 states.

MedPAC analysis reveals Medicare Advantage plans cost 6% more than traditional Medicare, impacting enrollment and Medicare Part B premiums. Policy reforms needed.