Latest Medicare News
Thu 16 Jan 2025
CMS Moves Closer to Accountable Care Goals with 2025 ACO Initiatives
CMS has made substantial progress on its goal for all people with Traditional Medicare to be in a care relationship with accountability for quality and total cost of care by 2030. As of January 2025, 53.4% of people with Traditional (fee-for-service) Medicare are in an accountable care relationship with a provider. This represents more than 14.8 million people and marks a 4.3 percentage point increase from January 2024, t...
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Thu 16 Jan 2025
HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026 Final Rule
IntroductionThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) is more popular than ever: A new report shows that nearly 50 million people – or one in seven Americans – have had ACA Marketplace coverage at some point. And so far, nearly 24 million people have selected plans during the 2025 Open Enrollment Period, which runs until January 15 on HealthCare.govUnder President Biden and Vice President Harris, ACA coverage has become more affo...
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Thu 16 Jan 2025
CMS Roundup (January 10, 2025)
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.CMS Launches Campaign to Increase Nursing Home Staffing by Nursing Professionals
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Thu 16 Jan 2025
CMS Releases Proposed 2026 Payment Policy Updates for Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs
Proposed policies would continue to keep Medicare Advantage and Part D stable
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Thu 16 Jan 2025
2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice Fact Sheet
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the CY 2026 Advance Notice). CMS will accept comments on the CY 2026 Advance Notice through 11:59 PM Eastern Time on February 10, 2025, before publishing the final Rate Announcement on or before April...
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