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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services last week referred hospitals and clinics involved in pediatric gender-transition care for possible federal investigation after a commissioned report identified …
HHS Refers Pediatric Gender-Care Billing for Fraud Review Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program funding for certain gender-transition treatments for minors beginning Oct. 13, imposing …
CMS Ends Federal Medicaid, CHIP Funding for Youth Gender Care Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is urging states to strengthen oversight of applied behavior analysis services for children with autism after federal data showed Medicaid …
CMS Targets Autism-Therapy Oversight as Medicaid Spending Surges Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Four Warren County home care workers are accused of neglecting a care-dependent resident who was later found dead at a shared care home, according to the Pennsylvania …
Care-Dependent Resident Found Dead; 4 Caregivers Face Charges Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said its Medicaid Fraud War Room helped stop more than $203 million in potentially improper payments during its first 88 …
CMS Says Fraud Unit Blocked $203 Million in Medicaid Payments Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Administrative costs for independent and provider-sponsored health insurance plans continued to rise in 2025, although at a slower pace than the previous year, reflecting higher labor expenses …
Health Plan Administrative Costs Rise as Staffing Ratios Decline Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is urging state Medicaid programs to restrict or eliminate coverage for mercury-containing dental fillings, a federal push that could shift …
CMS Presses States to End Medicaid Amalgam Coverage Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed new limits on state health care-related taxes that the agency estimates would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $246 billion …
CMS Tax Rule Would Cut Federal Medicaid Spending by $246 Billion Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week deferred more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to …
CMS Defers $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to States Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized new regulations designed to strengthen oversight of healthcare accrediting organizations, a move the agency says will improve patient …
CMS Expands Oversight of Healthcare Accreditors in Final Rule Read More