The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has pulled information on health equity for the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through Section 1115 waivers. Now, CMS is ...

For beneficiaries in six states, AI could decide on some Medicare claims for non-emergency health care services.

There is plenty of bad coming out of the federal government on health care. CMS is the exception, write Ezekiel J. Emanuel ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual physician pay rule for 2026 on Friday night, which increases physician reimbursement by 3.77% for qualifying providers in ...

Medicare primarily operates a fee-for-service (FFS) payment system. This means that healthcare professionals and facilities bill Medicare for each service they provide, with itemized costs appearing ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is continuing to pay Medicare Advantage (MA) plans more -- $76 billion more in 2026 -- than if those same patients were enrolled in traditional ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a proposal outlining 2027 payment and policy updates to Medicare Advantage (otherwise known as Medicare Part C), a private‑plan ...