The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services backed off a plan to pause Medicare payments to doctors amid the government ...

In light of the continuing government shutdown, CMS will continue to process and pay held claims in a timely manner with the exception of select claims for services impacted by the expired provisions.

Amid the federal government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday appeared to announce a pause on all Medicare payments to doctors, but then quickly backed off.

Monthly insurance premiums may change, reported Medical News Today. "The average Part B premium is expected to rise from $185 ...

In anticipation of possible Congressional action, CMS has instructed all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to continue to temporarily hold claims with dates of service of Oct. 1, ...

Private Medicare Advantage can include more types of coverage than traditional plans, but it doesn't necessarily deliver more ...

The letter from Sen. Richard Blumenthal comes one year after a Senate investigation criticized major MA payers for using ...

As fall begins, so does cold and flu season. To fight it, millions of people head to their local pharmacies to get vaccinated. This year, though, things might look a little differently. It was ...

Hospitals performed over 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year period, and billed Medicare ...

For many nursing homes denied payment by Medicare contractors, the rationale given comes down to insufficient or missing documentation.

LITTLE ROCK — Medicare's top officials said in 2006 that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims paid by the agency, keeping billions of dollars out of the hands of people trying ...