Accounting & Financial Management
The brief, two-page notice filed the day before Thanksgiving gives no basis for the appeal.
Site neutral policy changes will cut spending by $290 million in 2026, CMS says.
UnitedHealth bought Banmedica in 2018 for $2.8 billion and is selling the company for $1 billion.
CMS announces billions in savings for Medicare when first and second rounds of negotiations go into effect in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
The law requires adequate protections, and what is adequate has changed over recent years, says Barrett Loveless, infrastructure director for the PET Imaging Institute.
The new direct-to-employer model supports rising demand for FDA-approved obesity medications.
CMS says limiting healthcare-related taxes and closing tax loopholes will save taxpayers $200B over 10 years.
Providers in the six states of the pilot will need to do advanced administrative processing to ensure claims are approved, says Jeff Ladner, chief product officer at Onspring.
The monthly premium for Medicare Part B will be $202.90 for 2026, an increase of $17.90 from $185 in 2025.
The health system's relationship with Nomi Health makes direct contracts broadly available to self-insured employers in Michigan.