The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed new regulations for 2027, aimed at lowering health care costs and expanding consumer choice. They also aim to protect taxpayers with a ...

Emanuel is vice provost for global initiatives and co-director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Trump administration is aiming to roll back limits on the plan designs insurers can offer on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) exchanges. Under the Biden administration, the Centers for Medicare & ...

Seniors may face either cuts to their Medicare Advantage benefits or higher costs next year if the Trump administration’s proposal for a miniscule payment increase for 2027 kicks in, some industry ...

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

CMS unveiled a proposed rule Feb. 9 that would reshape the ACA marketplace for plan year 2027, expanding insurer flexibility on plan design, tightening eligibility verification and re-introducing ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the repeal of standardized plan options in Affordable Care Act coverage. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes to discontinue ...

Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Advantage plans have been changing the last few years, and more changs seem likely for 2027. There also are some ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced that numerous major health plans from across the nation have signed on to participate in the ACCESS pledge. ACCESS ...

Many retirees will see their prescription drug costs fall in 2026. However, Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles have increased. Many Medicare Advantage plan members could experience disruption ...

This April will mark a decade since CMS launched the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, the federal government’s first mandatory, episode-based payment program applied broadly to ...

If your Medicare Advantage plan is being terminated, you'll receive a notice. If you don't select another plan, you'll be enrolled in traditional Medicare by default. Seniors can either stick with ...