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CMS updates website with reporters’ needs in mind
Based on feedback from journalists, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated its online “Newsroom” with the goal…
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Verma defends cuts to navigators and halting risk adjustment payments
Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was on defense on Thursday during a meeting with reporters who pushed her…
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AHCJ releases recording of today’s CMS announcement
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced initiatives today intended to improve oversight and the integrity of Medicaid. CMS will…
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Separated migrant children face infectious disease and other health threats
The thousands of children separated from their undocumented parents at the border have been exposed to prolonged stress that can…
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HHS to hire strategist to work with local reporters
The new assistant secretary for public affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants to improve the…
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States continue to expand Medicaid, with others possibly voting on the issue
There’s been a spurt of Medicaid expansion activity in several states. Thirty-three states plus the District of Columbia have approved…
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AHCJ releases audio of CMS announcement about new Scorecard
Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced a “Scorecard” intended to increase public transparency about the performance of the…
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How Trump’s new drug proposal may impact older adults
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Director Seems Verma are crisscrossing the…
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Report: CMS removed information on the ACA from Medicare site
The Medicare program has removed a page from Medicare.gov that explained what Medicare members need to know about the Affordable…
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Audio recording of CMS press briefing now available
Audio of a Tuesday briefing with Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is being made…