Medicare & Medicaid

The top news stories in medicine today.

Learn more about the goals, procedures and billing of the new 10-year ACCESS payment model.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

The new 10-year mix of tech, chronic condition management and primary care launches in July.

A new JAMA proposal would treat primary care as a public utility, pooling the dollars payers already spend on it into a single state fund that pays practices directly, with no new spending needed to start.

Independent primary care is wasting away due to a significant payment disparity. Here's how to fix it

The top news stories in medicine this week.

To maximize savings in value-based care, CMS should create payment models for physicians, not middlemen.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

Physicians Foundation president discusses CMS request for information about physician-owned hospitals.

Armed with a new ruling, Democrats launch another effort to kill prior auth in WISeR payment model now running in six states.

Insurers and federal officials say prior authorization is moving into the digital age. Physicians are still waiting to see whether the burden actually drops.

Everyday prescriptions such as atorvastatin, lisinopril and metformin are now on the federal price comparison site, though experts say insured patients still may pay less through their plans.

What physicians should know about treatment options for patients with obesity — and why they need to be advocates

Medicare seeks information and signals it may be time to thaw the rules that have frozen growth of physician-owned hospitals.

Executive faces up to 20 years in prison for collecting more than $450M for unneeded durable medical equipment.

Value-based care relies on annual wellness visits, but are they really helping patients and practices?

CMS wants information on how physician-owned hospitals can participate in new payment model.

How to take advantage of an underutilized revenue and care quality opportunity hiding in plain sight.

Four primary care experts unpack a landmark report showing that investing in primary care isn't just good medicine — it's the most powerful cost-reduction strategy the U.S. isn't using.

CMS wants information on how physician-owned hospitals can participate in new payment model.

Two-thirds of health care finance chiefs cite government funding uncertainty as their biggest concern in Strata Decision Technology's 2026 report.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

How artificial intelligence could become proactive to unlock physician time, at a time when it’s more needed than ever.

The top news stories in medicine today.