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Aug 28, 2019

Ensuring Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes: Five Part Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look into CMS's five part approach for ensuring safety and quality in nursing homes.
By Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Aug 06, 2019

Securing Access to Life-Saving Antimicrobial Drugs for American Seniors

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents an urgent clinical and economic crisis for the American health care system. Each year, more than 2 million Americans are infected by bacteria that are resistant to existing antibiotic drugs, resulting in thousands of deaths annually.
By Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Jul 11, 2019

Quality Payment Program Releases 2017 Physician Compare Data and Sees Increases in Clinician Participation Rates and Success for 2018

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is deeply committed to ongoing data transparency and creating a patient-centered healthcare system, where clinicians are cha

By Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Jun 25, 2019

Medicaid Program Integrity: A Shared and Urgent Responsibility

The Medicaid program has grown from $456 billion in 2013 to an estimated $576 billion in 2016, largely fueled by a mostly federally financed expansion of the program to more than 15 million new working age adults.
By Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services