Healthcare Dive

CMS proposes overhauling Medicare Advantage star ratings

The agency suggested cutting a dozen quality measures where health plan performance is high and beneficiaries can’t easily ...

CMS Unveils 2027 Rule To Refocus Medicare Advantage On Outcomes

CMS outlines a 2027 Medicare rule proposing major Star Ratings updates, a new behavioral health measure, and streamlined ...
American Hospital Association

CMS proposes 2027 Medicare Advantage, Part D policies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 25 issued a proposed rule for policies governing the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs for 2027.
Time

Understanding Medicare’s Prior Approval Pilot Program—and What States Will Be Impacted

People walk inside a Medicare Services office in New York City. Reporter Some Medicare recipients are set to experience a new “prior authorization” measure as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Medicare, Medicaid turn 60: What’s changing — and what it means for hospitals

July 30, 2025, marks the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, which have grown to cover about 140 million people combined, including older adults, people with disabilities and low-income ...
Newsweek

Medicaid Implementing Major Change

The Trump administration's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new initiative requiring states to conduct monthly checks on Medicaid and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance ...

Medicare Part B premiums are rising. So are private health insurance costs.

People are going to be paying more for health insurance next year. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story  Medicare ...