Midland’s 2025-26 fee schedule starts Oct. 1 after budget approval; officials say changes are routine with a few additions, ...

Starting January 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will introduce a new pilot prior authorization program in select states. Here’s what you should know about how it could ...

It's up to Congress to bring Medicare's flawed payment structure in line with economic reality for both doctors and patients.

The American College of Cardiology has submitted comments to CMS asking for changes to the proposed rules for the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment ...

America’s primary care chassis is crumbling, and how Medicare pays physicians is partially to blame. Expanding value-based ...

Consumers First also encouraged CMS to require hospitals to display all negotiated rates in dollars and cents. “Only the ...

Home health stakeholders voiced concern recently that a provision in the proposed 2026 physician fee schedule rule would hamper providers’ ability to use telehealth ...

Medicare's proposed doctor fee schedule for next year includes a base rate hike of 2.5 percent. However, its efficiency ...

Major physician groups and specialists commented in droves that regulators missed the mark on the Medicare physician fee ...

Healthcare groups are pushing back on CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule for next year, raising concerns over payment cuts, administrative burdens and mandatory participation in a new value-based ...

RE: CMS–1832–P Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings ...

Medicare administrative contractors, or MACs, are private companies that provide important operational services for providers and beneficiaries enrolled in Original Medicare. Original Medicare (parts ...