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CMS creates new health tech office to lead interoperability efforts, digital products

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to play a bigger role in health tech modernization efforts, including leading interoperability initiatives.

Serco Inc. to Support CERT Program Under $109M CMS Contract

CMS awarded Serco a $109 million contract to review a randomized sample of claims for the agency’s Comprehensive Error Rate Testing program The seven-year contract will be performe...

EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 7/9/26

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added language ...

CMS tightens oversight of accreditation facilities, limits fee-based consulting

A final rule updates performance reviews, codifies existing requirements and brings new conflict-of-interest protections for the nine organizations that regularly survey and accred...

Clover Health Decision Raises Significant Questions for CMS Star Ratings Framework

CMS implements work requirements for Medicaid

CMS has issued an interim final rule that implements new work requirements for adults on Medicaid.The new statutory requirement will apply to adults who are aged 19 to 64, not preg...

Medicare Advantage Company Pays $342M to Government in Midst of Billing Probe

The payment by Elevance Health to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services comes as the agency threatened to bar new enrollments in the company’s plans.

Crushing and Flexing: CMS Proposes to Expand Its Discretion to Deny and Revoke Medicare Enrollment

CMS mulls tougher Medicare enrollment rules to combat fraud as part of 2027 home health payment rule

CMS is proposing changes to provider enrollment provisions aimed at strengthening the agency's ability to recover improper payments and remove noncompliant providers and suppliers...

MedPAC offers a look at enrollment hiccups for Medicare beneficiaries

Beneficiaries face a series of complex decisions in enrolling in Medicare coverage. A key federal panel outlines some of the pain points, alongside other policy recommendations and...

Medicare's New Approach to Halting Fraud Paying Off

Last year, we wrote in the Los Angeles Times that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was done chasing criminals after we'd already handed them money. We said we were bu...

HealthEdge, Peraton Secure $2B in CMS ClaimsCore Modernization Contracts

CMS has awarded nearly $2 billion in contracts for Medicare claims modernization effort HealthEdge and Peraton were selected to help replace legacy fee-for-service processing syste...

Medicare Enrollment 101: What You Need to Know

The federal health insurance program can be complicated. Here’s how to start, and where to find help.

CMS Seeks Guidance on Medicare Part D PBM Reform under the CAA 2026

Healthcare Leader to CMS on New Medicaid Eligibility Requirements: Give States an Extension

At AHIP 2026, healthcare leaders raised concerns about CMS’ new Medicaid eligibility requirements, with one urging the agency to give states more time to implement them. The post H...

CMS Issues Interim Final Rule on Medicaid Work Requirements

CMS Proposes Caps on Medicaid State Directed Payments and Fee for Service Supplemental Payments, Further Cutting Federal...

CMS Imposes Nationwide Enrollment Freeze for Home Health Agencies and Hospices

On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release and a Federal Register notice announcing a nationwide moratorium on the enrollment of...

CMS Releases CY 2027 Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule

More needs to be done to protect Medicare Advantage for the future

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently delivered good news to seniors on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, guaranteeing a 2.48% increase for the 2027 MA rate...

CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Mandatory Provider-Based Attestation Requirements for Off-Campus Outpatient Departments

Does CMS Know What It Is Doing With Its GLP-1 Obesity Coverage Pilot?

CMS’s new GLP-1 Bridge program expands Medicare access to obesity drugs but raises concerns about cost, supply and implementation challenges. The post Does CMS Know What It Is Doin...

CMS’s Push for Medicaid Provider Revalidation: What Providers Need to Know

On April 23, 2026, Dr. Mehmet Oz, in his capacity as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS"), launched a sweeping federal initiative aimed at elim...

CMS finalizes sweeping ACA marketplace overhaul for 2027

Lower user fees, tighter eligibility checks and more state control