Latest Medicare News
Fri 06 Feb 2026
2026 Medicare Accountable Care Organization Initiatives Participation Highlights
2026 Medicare Accountable Care Organization Initiatives Participation HighlightsIncreased Participation in ACOs This Year Will Help Medicare be More Accountable for Cost and QualityCMS continues to bring accountable care to more people with Medicare in 2026, expanding the benefits of high-quality, whole-person health care to achieve better health outcomes for millions of older Americans.
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Fri 06 Feb 2026
Fact Sheet: Pledges from Medicaid Technology Companies to Support Community Engagement Implementation and Related Medicaid System Improvements
Fact Sheet: Pledges from Medicaid Technology Companies to Support Community Engagement Implementation and Related Medicaid System ImprovementsSeveral health technology companies have pledged to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that they intend to help states successfully prepare for and implement Medicaid community engagement requirements enacted under Public Law 119-21, which CMS refers to as the Wo...
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Fri 06 Feb 2026
Medicaid Technology Companies Pledge $600M in Savings to Support Community Engagement and Related State Medicaid System Improvements
Medicaid Technology Companies Pledge $600M in Savings to Support Community Engagement and Related State Medicaid System Improvements The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that 10 health technology companies that have existing Medicaid eligibility and enrollment contracts with states have voluntarily pledged to help states successfully prepare for and implement Medicaid community...
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Fri 06 Feb 2026
Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations – Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Final Rule
Section 1902(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires states to share the responsibility of financing the Medicaid program with the federal government, by providing at least 40 percent of the non-federal share of expenditures under the state plan. There are several ways states can finance the non-Federal share, including health care-related taxes under section 1903(w) of the Act. States have historically looked...
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Fri 06 Feb 2026
CMS Shuts Down Massive Medicaid Tax Loophole, Saving Billions for Federal Taxpayers and Restoring the Federal-State Partnership
CMS Shuts Down Massive Medicaid Tax Loophole, Saving Billions for Federal Taxpayers and Restoring the Federal-State PartnershipNew Policy Delivers Major Program Integrity Win by Halting State Schemes that Previously Shifted Medicaid Costs onto Federal Taxpayers
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