Trump Administration Strengthens Medicare by Fostering Innovation and Modernizing Payment Methodologies to Provide Kidney Patients with Better Value and Results
Today, the Trump Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized changes to the Medicare rules for Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS), the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS), and the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP).
Newsroom Press ReleaseTrump Administration Announces Opportunity for States to Participate in Wellness Program Demonstration Project
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released an informational bulletin announcing the opportunity for 10 states to apply to participate in a wellness program demonstration project for their individual market.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS Modernizes Care for Frail, Elderly Individuals Enrolled in PACE
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule today to update and modernize requirements for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
Newsroom Press ReleaseSpeech: Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the CMS National Forum on State Relief and Empowerment Waivers
Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the CMS National Forum on State Relief and Empowerment Waivers
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Newsroom Press ReleaseHHS launches innovative payment model with new treatment and transport options to more appropriately and effectively meet beneficiaries’ emergency needs
Today, HHS and CMS announced a new payment model for emergency ambulance services that aims to allow Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) beneficiaries to receive the most appropriate level of care at the right time and place with the potential for lower out-of-pocket costs.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS Approves Arizona’s Medicaid Community Engagement Demonstration Amendment
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Arizona’s request for an amendment to add a community engagement requirement to its section 1115 Medicaid demonstration project, entitled “Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).”
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS Finalizes “Pathways to Success,” an Overhaul of Medicare’s National ACO Program
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CMS Administrator Discusses Initiatives to Strengthen Health Insurance Markets
Today, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma—in an address to the States and Nation Policy Summit of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Washington, D.C.—shared her vision for innovations and reforms that will empower states and provide the flexibility states need to create alternatives to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that improve health insurance options.
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