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2024 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles

2024 Medicare Part D Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts Read more about 2024 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
CMS Round Up

CMS Roundup (Oct. 6, 2023)

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. CMS Revises Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program to Advance Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents September 25: CMS issued updated guidance for the Civil Money Penalty Read more about CMS Roundup (Oct. 6, 2023)
Press Releases

Statement by CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on Manufacturers of Selected Drugs Who Have Indicated They Intend to Participate in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

For the first time, Medicare is able to directly negotiate the prices of prescription drugs due to President Biden’s prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act. Today, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure issued the following statement on the Read more about Statement by CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on Manufacturers of Selected Drugs Who Have Indicated They Intend to Participate in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
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CMS Requests Public Input on Coverage of Over-the-Counter Preventive Services, Including Contraception, Tobacco Cessation, and Breastfeeding Supplies

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) are seeking public input on how best to ensure coverage and access to over-the-counter (OTC) preventive services, including the benefits of requiring most health insurance plans to cover these services at no cost Read more about CMS Requests Public Input on Coverage of Over-the-Counter Preventive Services, Including Contraception, Tobacco Cessation, and Breastfeeding Supplies
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HHS Takes Action to Provide 12 Months of Mandatory Continuous Coverage for Children in Medicaid and CHIP

Letter sent to state health officials in all 50 states, D.C., and US territories Read more about HHS Takes Action to Provide 12 Months of Mandatory Continuous Coverage for Children in Medicaid and CHIP
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Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Programs to Remain Stable in 2024

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that average premiums, benefits, and plan choices for Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Part D prescription drug program will remain stable in 2024. Improvements adopted in the 2024 Rate Announcement , as well as the 2024 Medicare Read more about Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Programs to Remain Stable in 2024