Medicare Trustees Report shows lower spending projections for Medicare Part D
Today, the Medicare Board of Trustees released their annual report for Medicare’s two separate trust funds -- the Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund and the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Trust Fund.
Newsroom Press ReleaseVICE PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCES OVER $2 BILLION IN ANTI-WASTE MEASURES AT CABINET MEETING
At the White House today, Vice President Biden convened a cabinet meeting to discuss waste reduction at federal agencies as part of the administration’s Campaign to Cut Waste.
Newsroom Press ReleaseAFFORDABLE CARE ACT PROGRAM TO HELP HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IMPROVE CARE FOR PATIENTS AND REDUCE COSTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it was accepting applications for a new Innovation Advisors program to help health professionals deepen skills that will drive improvements to patient care and reduce costs.
Newsroom Press ReleasePARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENTS INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL CARE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT FUNDING WILL HELP HEALTH PROVIDERS
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MEDICARE LAUNCHES MISSISSIPPI HEALTH FIRST COLLABORATIVE FOR DIABETES CARE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS
A statewide effort to improve care for patients with diabetes across Mississippi, particularly for patients considered to be “medically underserved ,” is being announced today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The initiative is called the Mississippi Health First Collaborative.
Newsroom Press ReleaseSTATEMENT OF MARK B. MCCLELLAN M.D. PH.D., ADMINISTRATOR CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, ON US PHARMACOPEIA’S DRAFT
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services welcomes the advance draft model Guidelines from the US Pharmacopeia (USP). We appreciate the hard work that went into this draft, as well as USP’s commitment to getting input from all interested parties as they work to finalize their guidelines.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE ANNOUNCES NEW PREVENTIVE BENEFITS AND PHYSICIAN PAYMENT INCREASES IN FINAL PHYISICIAN PAYMENT RULE FOR 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued Medicare’s final rule for physician payment for 2005, with new benefits and higher payments for preventive services including a “Welcome to Medicare Physical” and increased payment rates to physicians.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN TWO TEXAS COUNTIES
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