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.

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — School districts are adjusting plans for Monday. Cabarrus County students will be virtual. Gaston, Union and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools all canceled. Channel 9’s Glenn ...

Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would keep their reimbursement rates flat next year while making other payment changes. But some health policy experts ...

Healthcare spending reached $5.3 trillion in 2024, an increase of 7.2% over the previous year, CMS said Wednesday. This marks the second consecutive year of growth above 7%, following an increase of 7 ...

The Trump administration has unveiled yet another new payment model, this one focused on the cost of GLP-1 therapies. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday announced the Better ...

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will call back furloughed staff beginning Monday amid open enrollment for federal health plans, multiple outlets reported, as the agency enters a key ...

CMS has clarified that only select Medicare claims will be held amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, walking back an earlier notice that suggested a broader payment pause. “In light of the ...

CHARLOTTE — An employee with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has been charged with attempted murder. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Cheryl Harris Gates was taken into custody ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sees Medicare Advantage enrollment falling to 34 million in 2026, down from 35 million this year. CMS sees the Medicare market remaining stable, but ...