CMS extends application deadlines for Medicaid drug pricing model

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Wednesday it has extended key application deadlines for ​drugmakers ...

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services extends short-term bridge program for GLP-1 obesity drug coverage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that its temporary program to cover GLP-1 drugs for obesity ...
MPR

CMS Extends Medicare’s Short-Term Bridge Program for GLP-1 Obesity Drug Coverage

Under the Bridge program, eligible beneficiaries can get Medicare coverage of GLP-1s for obesity for a $50 copay. Extending the short-term GLP-1 Bridge program is good news for eligible Medicare ...
MedPage Today

CMS Ups Pay for Medicare Advantage Plans by 2.48% in 2027

The average pay increase for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2027 will be 2.48%, a substantial increase from the 0.09% that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) originally proposed in ...
Fierce Healthcare

CMS gives Medicare Advantage rates a 2.48% bump for 2027 plan year in final rule

Following significant industry outcry over a proposal to keep Medicare Advantage rates largely flat in 2027, the Trump administration has bumped payments up slightly in the final policy. The Centers ...
Becker's Hospital Review

CMS hikes Medicare Advantage rate 2.48% for 2027: 6 notes

CMS is raising Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48%, or more than $13 billion, according to its finalized 2027 rate announcement. The agency said April 6 that when estimated risk score trends in MA ...
Roll Call

Senate Democrats call on CMS to rein in Medicare Advantage abuses

A group of Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren is pushing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to rein in abuses from Medicare Advantage insurers as the Trump administration ...
American Hospital Association

CMS, FDA announce pathway to expedite access to certain medical devices for Medicare beneficiaries

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration April 23 announced a new pathway to ...
HealthLeaders Media

CMS' Medicare Advantage Final Rule Raises Stakes for Payers, Providers

A stronger-than-expected rate increase benefits health plan funding, but updates to the star ratings system aims to create more incentive for clinical performance. CMS has finalized its Medicare ...
JD Supra

Ready for 2027? CMS Issues Contract Year 2027 Final Rule and Announcement of Rates and Payment Policies for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D

In anticipation of the CY2027 bid deadline, CMS released both the CY2027 final rule for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) and Medicare Part D (the “Final Rule”) as well as the CY2027 MA Capitation Rates and ...
NBC News

Trump says it's 'not possible' for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: 'We’re fighting wars'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it’s “not possible” for the federal government to fund Medicare, Medicaid and child care costs, arguing that it should be up to the states to “take care” of ...