Medicare & Medicaid

One in 6 Medicare beneficiaries used virtual visits for essential care from 2021-2023.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

CMS has awarded first round of money for state health care programs in $50B federal plan.

Medicare turns physicians into more productive data clerks, then pays them less. It’s a policy detached from reality.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

Christopher Whaley, Ph.D., joins the show to explain how site-neutral payment reform could reshape Medicare reimbursement, hospital consolidation and the future of independent practice.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

The Senate Aging Committee convenes a hearing on over-regulation that is forcing physicians and other clinicians out of practice.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

Milbank Memorial Fund leaders say investing more in primary care is a good deal for patients and the finances of the U.S. health care system.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

Milbank Memorial Fund, Physicians Foundation, Robert Graham Center collaborate on analysis.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

Congress' new spending plan extends key Medicare telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2027.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

An advocate discusses how ACOs raised red flags about Medicare spending for skin substitute treatments for patient wounds.

An Oregon Health & Science University analysis of five specialties across all states highlights "ghost" physicians, high-volume core participants and growing worries about access, especially in psychiatry.

An advocate discusses how ACOs raised red flags about Medicare spending for skin substitute treatments for patient wounds.

An advocate discusses how ACOs raised red flags about Medicare spending for skin substitute treatments for patient wounds.

An advocate discusses how ACOs raised red flags about Medicare spending for skin substitute treatments for patient wounds.

Advance notice projects 0.09% average increase as agency moves to tighten risk adjustment; insurer stocks drop.

An advocate discusses how ACOs raised red flags about Medicare spending for skin substitute treatments for patient wounds.