Most Americans enroll in Medicare part A when they turn 65. Since it comes at no cost to you (provided you’ve paid Medicare taxes), there’s little reason not to. However, not everyone chooses to ...

The process of applying for Medicare benefits is more complicated than it may initially seem. If you want to apply for a portion of Medicare insurance called Medicare Part B, you can only do so during ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form, effective immediately and valid through March 31, 2029. Providers must ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has implemented an online form for providers to submit complaints regarding Medicare Advantage plans. CMS announced the form in a memorandum issued Dec. 22 ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides that if a state lacks the authority or is otherwise substantially unable to enforce the ACA’s health insurance reform provisions, the Centers for Medicare and ...

CMS has announced major 2026 updates spanning the Physician Fee Schedule, PECOS 2.0 migration, and revised CMS-855 forms, aiming to modernize Medicare payment and oversight. The changes bring dual ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CMS recently removed fields for race and ethnicity on the Medicare enrollment form for kidney failure. Kidney ...

With the release of an updated CMS-855A enrollment form (855A), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) will be required to identify substantially more detailed ownership and control information to Centers ...

On June 9, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) solicited comments to proposed changes to the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) for physician practices disclosing group ...