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Payer
Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In
As part of Trump's DOGE's cuts, CMS shuttered Making Care Primary, one year into what was supposed to be a...
Payer
Trump Team's Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage
The proposed changes are part of a lengthy rule that addresses a broad swath of standards.
Payer
New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard
Adults ages 50 to 64, particularly women, are likely to be hit hard by the new rules.
CFO
The Crucial MA Crossroads, and How CFOs Are Taking the Wheel
As CMS reins in Medicare Advantage payments and provider tensions rise, CFOs are rethinking MA strategy, risk exposure, and long-term...
Technology
Proposed Budget Bill Extends Telehealth, Hospital at Home Flexibilities Again
Congress is moving toward a vote on a funding package that would, among other things, extend COVID-era telehealth waivers through...
CFO
States Race to Launch Rural Health Transformation Plans
Within eight months, states must submit revised budgets, begin spending, and show the money is going to good use.
CEO
Contributed Content: Winning Through Independence—The Only Response to Medicare Uncertainty
The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rewards office-based care while squeezing hospital-centric models, spurring a structural strategic shift, argues this...
CEO
CMS Overpaid Many Hospitals After Change Healthcare Cyberattack, While Hundreds Missed Out
New analysis shows CMS' payments following the Change Healthcare outage overcompensated most hospitals, underpaid others, and left some without any...
CFO
Leading Through Constraint: How a Pediatric CFO Navigates Medicaid Dependency, Market Volatility, and Strategic Growth
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children CFO Edward Bleacher explains how communication, payer strategy, market vigilance, and disciplined capital management define...
CFO
Infographic: 2026 OPPS Update: What CFOs Need to Know
A 2.6% OPPS increase arrives with new site-neutral cuts and policy shifts that could offset gains.
Innovation
Providers Get Good News on Hospital at Home, Telemedicine Prescription Waivers
A proposed five-year extension of the CMS Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) waiver has passed the House and is...
Revenue Cycle
CMS Finalizes 2.6% Payment Bump, Confirms Expansion of Site-Neutral Payments in 2026 OPPS Final Rule
CMS has issued a final OPPS rule for 2026, confirming a net 2.6% payment update, plans to expand site-neutral payment...