CMS isn’t just tweaking ASC policies in 2026; it’s remolding the financial and regulatory foundation of outpatient surgery. From a major expansion of procedures allowed in the setting to the phaseout ...

CMS has improved its online enrollment system, formally the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System, to allow providers to see if they need to revalidate their data and digitally ...

There is plenty of bad coming out of the federal government on health care. CMS is the exception, write Ezekiel J. Emanuel ...

As we near the turnover of administrations, Health Affairs Forefront offers a series of articles from leaders at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services providing their thoughts on the major ...

CMS has released a request for information seeking input on replacing its Medicare claims processing system with a real-time, cloud-based platform. Under the program, called ClaimsCore, CMS is seeking ...

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 ...

Avanos (AVNS) Medical announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued its final Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Medicare Ambulatory Surgical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative ...

What does Medicare factor into their star rating system? I need to find a new Medicare plan during the open enrollment period and want to get it right this time. Medicare Shopper Dear Shopper, If ...