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South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has announced the state will not seek Medicaid expansion this legislative session, saying with only a few days left during the current stretch there isn't enough time to thoroughly consider the issue.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is now requiring consumers who sign up for health insurance coverage during special enrollment periods to submit proof of eligibility, a move that the health insurance industry is applauding.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is now requiring consumers who sign up for health insurance coverage during special enrollment periods to submit proof of eligibility, a move that the health insurance industry applauded.

Most of the people running for president say they want to do something about the rising cost of prescription drugs. But most of their proposals probably won't work because they don't address the dynamics behind these price increases.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed, in its new Medicare Advantage rate notice, to waive the bidding requirement for employers and union groups that offer retirement plans to their employees.

Republican Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has announced expanded Medicaid coverage for eligible residents in his state through a program he is calling Medicaid modernization.

Americans are divided about the idea of creating a single-payer government health insurance system, as Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has proposed, but support shrinks when negative arguments are highlighted and alternatives are presented, according to a poll released Thursday.

Republican Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has announced expanded Medicaid coverage for eligible residents in his state through a program he is calling Medicaid modernization.

CMS instead wants to establish set payment amounts, indicating the bid process lacks competition, and therefore, price incentives.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday released proposed changes for the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for 2017, including an increase in the net payment rate for Medicare Advantage of 1.35 percent, CMS said.