Latest Medicare News
Fri 10 Apr 2026
CMS to Improve Patient Care Experience and Lower Costs for Hip, Knee, and Ankle Replacements
CMS to Improve Patient Care Experience and Lower Costs for Hip, Knee, and Ankle Replacements Proposed Expansion Would Improve Care, Lower Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries
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Fri 10 Apr 2026
FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule — CMS-1849-P
FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule — CMS-1849-P
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Fri 10 Apr 2026
2026 CMS Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs Proposed Rule
2026 CMS Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs Proposed RuleThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its efforts to improve prior authorization so patients and providers can benefit from a more expeditious, transparent, and reliable process. Today, CMS released the 2026 CMS Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs proposed rule (CMS-0062-P).
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Fri 10 Apr 2026
CMS Proposes Major Reforms to Speed Up Patient Access to Drugs, Increase Transparency, and Reduce Administrative Burden
CMS Proposes Major Reforms to Speed Up Patient Access to Drugs, Increase Transparency, and Reduce Administrative Burden Proposed rule would require faster prior authorization decisions, expand electronic prior authorization to drugs, and increase transparency across federal programs
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Fri 10 Apr 2026
CMS Launches First Wave of HealthTech Ecosystem Tools, Fast‑Tracking a Fully Digital, Patient‑Centered Health System
CMS Launches First Wave of HealthTech Ecosystem Tools, Fast‑Tracking a Fully Digital, Patient‑Centered Health SystemA major leap forward in modernizing America’s healthcare system was announced today during the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) HealthTech Ecosystem Live! First Wave Launch event, which brought together CMS infrastructure, a new Medicare App Library, and an initial set of patient...
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