Medicare & Medicaid

Under the new system, CMS estimates it saved Medicare approximately $3.6 billion between 2013 and 2015.

Isaac Kojo Anakwah Thompson, a Florida doctor who falsely diagnosed hundreds of patients as having a rare spine condition, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and faces spending a decade in prison.

The following database lists the individual skilled nursing facilities, their total number of stays, average length of stays, total charges, Medicare payments and Medicare allowances.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scrapping its policy of automatically reducing the star ratings for contracts under sanction, a decision that affects the bonus payments and rebates for plans in a state of penalty.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday released data on 15,055 skilled nursing facilities, over 2.5 million stays, and almost $27 billion in Medicare payments for 2013.

The current Medicare Part B drug payment methodology can penalize doctors for selecting lower-cost drugs.

Health plans earning at least four stars qualify for federal bonus payments. Those that don't, lose out.

The Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program has as its goal to reduce avoidable hospital use by 25 percent over the next five years.

Republican governor supports expansion, has been in talks with Obama administration.

The rule finalizes provisions to help consumers with surprise out-of-network costs at in-network facilities.