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Medicare News Articles

HEALS Act: New Coronavirus Relief Bill May Include Changes to Medicare

A second coronavirus relief package – the proposed HEALS Act – may contain some provisions that impact Medicare. Learn more about how you may be affected.

Medicare Proposal Aims to Increase Home Kidney Dialysis, Protect Beneficiaries From COVID-19

A new Medicare proposal incentivizes the development of innovative home dialysis machines in hopes of allowing more beneficiaries with ESRD to receive treatment from home.

Trump Issues Executive Order Intended to Lower Medicare Drug Costs

The White House issued an executive order in an attempt to lower Medicare drug costs. The order forces drug makers to use foreign drug pricing as a benchmark for how drugs are priced in the U.S.

CMS Administrator: Medicare Should Move from Fee-For-Service to Value-Based Model

CMS administrator Seema Verma cited the effects of COVID-19 as further evidence that Medicare should shift away from its current fee-for-service system and closer to a value-based model of care.