Medicaid halts some funding to Minnesota due to fraud concerns

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said his agency paused the payment of $259 million of deferred Medicaid payments to Minnesota ...
Becker's ASC

CMS blocks durable medical equipment enrollments, halts $5.7B in Medicare payments

Vice President JD Vance and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced a series of actions affecting Medicare and Medicaid, including a $259.5 million deferral of federal Medicaid funding in Minnesota ...
The Commonwealth Fund

Medicare Alternative Payment Models That Support Improved Primary Care

Models that provide hybrid payments to primary care practices without adding financial risk are effective at supporting the ...

How Medicare Advantage soaks taxpayers — and retirees

With private insurers set to receive $1.2 trillion in excess payments by 2036, retirees may soon face a reckoning over costs ...
WHYY

A Medicare prescription payment plan can help seniors afford their medications, but few know about it, say Philly researchers

The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan allows seniors to spread the cost of their prescriptions as monthly payments throughout the year.
Becker's Hospital Review

CMS finalizes 2.6% pay bump for hospitals in 2026: 8 things to know

CMS published its fiscal year 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System final rule on July 31. Here are eight things to know: 1. CMS finalizes ...