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- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury Issue Final Rules Strengthening Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder BenefitsWASHINGTON – As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s effort to ensure more than 150 million people with private health coverage have greater access to mental health and substance use disorder care, the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury took significant action today by issuing final rules to clarify and strengthen protections […]
- CMS Roundup (September. 6, 2024)Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.CMS Posts FAQs Addressing BD BACTEC™ Blood Culture Bottle Shortage
- CMS Notifies Individuals Potentially Impacted by Data BreachThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) are notifying people whose protected health information or other personally identifiable information (PII) may have been compromised in connection with Medicare administrative services provided by WPS. WPS is a CMS contractor that handles Medicare Part A/B claims and related services […]
- Biden-Harris Administration Awards $100 Million to Navigators Who Will Help Millions of Americans — Especially in Underserved Communities — Sign Up for Health CoverageLonger grant periods will allow more Navigators to reach consumers where they are, building on the Affordable Care Act’s historic health coverage gains
- CMS Roundup (August. 23, 2024)Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.CMS Releases Updated Poster for Hospital Posting of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Rights for all Patients
- MolDx Local Coverage Determination StatementThe Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have carefully considered all the feedback received from interested parties regarding the MolDx: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejection proposed local coverage determination (LCD). In response to public comments and upon further review of the evidence, the MACs are not finalizing the proposed LCD issued on August 10, 2023. […]
- Commemorating the 2nd Anniversary of the Biden-Harris Lower Cost Prescription Drug LawThe Inflation Reduction Act is saving Americans millions in lower prescription drug costs and making health insurance more affordable. Two years ago today, President Biden signed into law historic legislation to lower health care costs for millions of Americans. The Inflation Reduction Act, also known as the lower cost prescription drug law, created the first ever […]
- Negotiating for Lower Drug Prices Works, Saves BillionsBiden-Harris Administration delivers on promise to lower prescription drug costs for Americans
- Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Negotiated Prices for Initial Price Applicability Year 2026In August 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) into law. The law makes improvements to Medicare by expanding benefits, lowering drug costs, and improving the sustainability of the Medicare program for generations to come. The law provides meaningful financial relief for millions of people with Medicare by improving access […]
- CMS Roundup (August. 9, 2024)Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.CMS Publishes Fact Sheet on Services Available Through GUIDE Model