During the Great Recession, artist Jeannie Friedman was hit hard. "I was always very self-sufficient financially," she says. "I lost my savings and my house and moved from upstate New York ...

Medicare and Medicaid are two separate but related government-funded health insurance programs. They were established in 1965 to provide health insurance coverage for individuals who can’t afford to ...

The White House said Monday afternoon that it will extend the deadline for drugmakers to apply for a new model that seeks to establish most-favored nation pricing in Medicaid. The Centers for Medicare ...

Trump administration officials have approved a Minnesota Department of Human Services plan to address fraud in state programs. It should free up hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding that the ...

If you rely on Medicare, a significant change is on the horizon. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the launch of a pilot program that will bring prior authorization ...

With $50 billion set to flow to states over the next five years, CMS’ new Rural Health Transformation Program represents one of the largest federal investments in rural healthcare in decades. However, ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced negotiated prices for 15 drugs, finalizing the second iteration of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. The first set of ...

CMS on Dec. 15 published 24 quality and efficiency measures under consideration for adoption in Medicare programs. HHS employs this pre-rulemaking process to decide on measures for Medicare programs ...

On this day 60 years ago, the Medicaid and Medicare programs were signed into law by former President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was July 30, 1965, and both programs were established within the Social ...

The Trump administration launches fraud probe into New York's Medicaid program, citing alleged waste. Gov. Kathy Hochul has 30 days to respond.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a seven-prong update to the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program on Monday. The agency has increased the project funding cap by 20% and also ...