Remote patient monitoring companies see a win in Medicare's plan to expand coverage, and the absence of any proposed ...

CMS is brokering outcomes-based agreements on behalf of Medicaid programs. Thirty-three states, along with Washington, D.C., ...

CMS proposed including a 2.6% bump to ASC payments for 2026, as well as other reforms aimed at modernizing payments and expanding healthcare access. Here are five other things to know about CMS’ new ...

Key Takeaways CMS has proposed a mandatory two-sided risk model for specialists treating heart failure and low back pain in outpatient settings. The Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) would begin ...

The American Hospital Association voiced strong concerns following the July 15 release of CMS’ proposed rule for the 2026 hospital outpatient prospective payment system. Four things to know: 1. The ...

States representing about 84% of Medicaid beneficiaries are participating in an initiative that enables the U.S. government ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ annual pay rate proposal for outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a proposal on Tuesday that would alter how Medicare reimburses hospitals and surgery centers beginning in 2026. The objective is to reduce ...

CMS’ proposed rules for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs includes plans to remove several orthopedic procedures from its inpatient-only list. The plan would phase out the IPO list over three ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 15 issued a proposed rule ( that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year 2026 ...

CMS released the 2026 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs on July 15. The agency proposed removing 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedure codes from the inpatient-only ...

North Carolina joined 23 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Education for withholding billions of dollars.