The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey is a vital tool for measuring home health patient ...

When we think about long-term care, transportation rarely comes up as a top priority. Staffing, survey readiness, quality ...

Federal definitions of nursing home falls and related injuries, and how they must be reported, are changing starting Wednesday. The changes threaten to compromise providers’ compliance and ...

A Trump-appointed federal judge has struck down a U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule about how states can provide funding for their share of Medicaid costs, according to multiple ...

Medicare Advantage premiums will decrease slightly next year, with the average monthly premium across all MA coverage projected to be $14, down from $16.40 in 2025, according to the Centers for ...

The number of hospitals facing readmission penalties of at least 1% is set to increase in fiscal year 2026, according to preliminary data from CMS released Sept. 19. Beginning Oct. 1, 240 hospitals (8 ...

The program, called WISeR, aims to reduce wasteful spending and fraud in the Medicare system. Doctors and Democrats have raised concerns that the pre-approval process could delay or deny necessary ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that premiums, benefits, and plan choices for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs are expected to ...

Medicare is a tempting prize for scammers. Because it's a public program funded by taxpayers, it has a huge budget to distribute and that's what attracts scammers. In 2024, improper payments added up ...

Myles is currently the senior insurance editor for Investopedia. He oversees the strategy and execution of all content aimed at helping people make better insurance decisions. Myles has nearly a ...

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. A federal judge on Thursday vacated a Biden-era rule that would have allowed the government to ...

The “2-midnight rule” means that for services to be eligible for payment under Medicare Part A, a doctor must state that you will be medically required to stay in a hospital for two midnights. The ...