Starting January 15, most people with a health plan can go online, or to a pharmacy or store to purchase an at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic test authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at no cost, either through reimbursement or free of...
A cost-saving change in Medicare launched in the final days of the Trump administration will cut payments to hospitals for some surgical procedures while potentially raising costs and confusion for patients. For years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
CMS plans to start a test of the “Geographic Direct Contracting Model” in at least four markets in 2022. The agency that runs Medicare wants to give private organizations a chance to try administering traditional Medicare coverage.