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CMS Roundup (Mar. 8, 2024)

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. CMS Releases Eighth Annual Evaluation Report of the Independence at Home Demonstration February 23: CMS released its eighth annual report on the evaluation of the Independence at Read more about CMS Roundup (Mar. 8, 2024)
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CMS Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

“At the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), we recognize the impact that the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Change Healthcare has had on physicians and other providers – and we are particularly concerned about small practices and community-based providers. We are actively Read more about CMS Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack
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CMS Statement on Current Status of Blood Tests for Organ Transplant Rejection

Statement: Patients with transplanted hearts, lungs, or kidneys who meet Medicare’s local coverage criteria can continue to access blood tests used to monitor for organ transplantation when ordered by their doctors. In March 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS), through its Read more about CMS Statement on Current Status of Blood Tests for Organ Transplant Rejection
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Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Guidance to Help People with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Manage Prescription Drug Costs

Continuing the ongoing implementation of President Biden’s prescription drug pricing law, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final part one guidance for the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan . Today’s guidance helps ensure that Read more about Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Guidance to Help People with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Manage Prescription Drug Costs
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CMS Roundup (Feb. 23, 2024)

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. CMS Releases Vaccine Toolkit of Vaccine Coverage and Administration for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Individuals February 12: CMS released a vaccine toolkit Read more about CMS Roundup (Feb. 23, 2024)
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CMS Issues Additional Guidance on Program to Allow People with Medicare to Pay Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Monthly Payments

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Prescription Payment Plan will allow people to pay Medicare Part D out-of-pocket costs over the course of the year starting in 2025 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the second part of draft guidance for the Medicare Read more about CMS Issues Additional Guidance on Program to Allow People with Medicare to Pay Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Monthly Payments