Medicare & Medicaid

House Budget Committee takes up debate and AMGA publishes projections due to Medicaid cuts in One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Congressional committees review spending with Health and Human Services Department leader.

Public health experts react to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s testimony of budget in House of Representatives.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies about HHS budget before House Appropriations Committee.

House committee begins deliberations on federal budget reconciliation bill, which includes Medicaid.

Energy & Commerce Chair Rep. Brett Guthrie spells out need for changes to Medicaid.

Three House committee leaders speak out on spending plan up for debate today.

Republican committee chair says Medicaid claims are unfounded, but advocacy groups, Democrats are predicting dire consequences.

Make America Healthy Again, HHS all on the agenda this week in U.S. Senate.

Situation is ‘infuriating and reckless,’ said Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, as she rips Trump administration for defunding research, planning to gut Medicaid.

Former Medicare innovation chief forecasts the future of payment for focusing on the patient.

Medicare data shows a shift toward larger, multispecialty and hospital-affiliated practices.

Researchers warn federal cuts could drive mortality, medical debt and delayed care.

A majority of the public says health care cuts under the Trump administration have been made “recklessly” — including some Republicans.

New National Academy of Medicine report examines Medicare reimbursement, the RUC, and the process of determining values of medical care and services.

Relative Value Scale Update Committee responds to analysis from National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

NAACOS urges Trump Administration to ensure ACOs and value-based care are part of health policy going forward.

Brian Outland, PhD, discusses what 2025's health care shifts mean for physicians at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans.

Discover how the communication freeze impacts the Physician Fee Schedule and compliance in healthcare, ensuring you stay informed and compliant.

Brian Outland, PhD, expalins how Medicaid cuts threaten community-based primary care.

Brian Outland, PhD, discusses how Medicare appeal delays could strain practice operations.

With burnout, worker shortages and razor-thin margins, primary care doctors are in trouble in the United States, and Medicare is not helping.

Moves prompt praise from opponents of high costs of medications, PBMs.

Health care leaders must strategically approach the financial and operational changes that come with Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care requirements or risk disruptions to revenue cycle management and ultimately, revenue leakage.

Nearly two-thirds of users said they received care they couldn’t have otherwise, highlighting the stakes as Congress considers whether to extend virtual care coverage.

Physician-owned Wilmington Health identifies high-risk patients to deliver care at right time.

RPM gets analyzed in a new report by the Peterson Center on Healthcare.

Peterson Center on Healthcare offers policy recommendations to better serve patients while avoiding wasteful services.

One in eight portal users over 50 report being billed for messaging their doctors, with Medicaid and private plans charging at similar rates.

‘Overly creative’ programs tally up to $2.7B in spending that will end, according to CMS.