Medicaid insurers cleared to text enrollees under Trump’s work requirements law
Tucked inside President Donald Trump’s controversial bill incorporating Medicaid work requirements during his administration is a provision that makes it...
CMS sued over Trump administration’s ACA final rule
Doctors for America, the Main Street Alliance and three cities have sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
CMS finalizes rule aimed at ‘improper’ ACA exchange sign-ups
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule that it says will address “the surge of...
AHIP 2025: Insurer coalition vows to fight Trump budget bill to final hour
LAS VEGAS — At AHIP’s annual conference, the trade group told reporters they oppose the reconciliation bill moving through Congress...
CMS outlines tweaks to ACO REACH for 2026 performance year
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed several updates to the ACO REACH program in 2026, though the...
CMS may add Part B drugs to negotiations under draft guidance
The Trump administration has issued new draft guidance for the third cycle of Medicare drug price negotiations. The proposals seek...
‘Watching the clues’: Uncertainty clouds Medicare conference
Medicare agents and brokers are trying to get a handle on a rapidly changing health landscape, but, in some respects,...
CMS finalizes 5.06% Medicare Advantage benchmark increase
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an increase of the average benchmark payments to Medicare Advantage (MA)...
CMS excludes anti-obesity drug coverage under Medicare, Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a Medicare Advantage (MA) rule proposed by the Biden administration, but...
Brooks-LaSure warns ‘cavalier’ CMS cuts endanger health programs
Former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is not buying the Trump administration’s claim health programs...
