CMS blocks durable medical equipment enrollments nationwide with a six-month moratorium to curb suspected fraudulent billing in Medicare programs.

Federal health programs will cost over $26 trillion through 2036, under the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline, making health care the largest category of federal spending. In this piece, we ...

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement a six-month nationwide moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of DMEPOS supplier medical supply companies, according to a notice in the ...

As it continues to put a focus on addressing fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare, the CMS said it is also seeking feedback on additional fraud prevention strategies it could use in a future rule as ...

Revisions to the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) competitive bidding programme (CBP) have been welcomed by the medtech industry, despite remaining concerns. The CMS has outlined ...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services COO Kim Brandt talked about her agency’s use cases for artificial intelligence in the ongoing battle against fraudulent medical claims.

The federal government must do a better job of folding aging services providers into healthcare solutions as it seeks to reduce administrative burdens, limit unnecessary hospitalizations and improve ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday operational details for the next stage in its competitive bidding program despite ongoing opposition from patient advocacy groups ...

CMS is freezing $259.5 million in federal Medicaid funding to Minnesota, citing unsupported or potentially fraudulent claims in the state’s program. “We have decided to temporarily halt certain ...

In post-acute care, Medicare is not an abstract federal program. It is Mrs. Thompson’s therapy after a hip fracture. It is Mr. Alvarez’s swallow ...

SCAN Health Plan is rolling out a new program that aims to train brokers to serve as better navigators in the member care journey. | SCAN Health Plan is rolling out a new program that aims to train ...