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CMS Seeks Public Input on Improving Technology to Empower Medicare Beneficiaries

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking bold steps to modernize the nation’s digital health ecosystem with a focus on empowering Medicare beneficiaries through greater access to innovative health technologies. The agency, in partnership with the Assistant Secretary for Read more about CMS Seeks Public Input on Improving Technology to Empower Medicare Beneficiaries
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Making America Healthy Again: Innovation for Healthier Lives

By Abe Sutton, Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and Deputy Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Making America Healthy Again: Innovation for Healthier Lives Transforming our health system for prevention, patient empowerment, and competition We Read more about Making America Healthy Again: Innovation for Healthier Lives
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CMS Moves to Shut Down Medicaid Loophole—Protects Vulnerable Americans, Saves Billions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would close a Medicaid tax loophole exploited by states to inflate federal payments to states, and free up state funds for non-Medicaid purposes. Some states have exploited these tax loopholes to take money from federal Read more about CMS Moves to Shut Down Medicaid Loophole—Protects Vulnerable Americans, Saves Billions
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Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations - Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule

Section 1902(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires states to share the responsibility of financing the Medicaid program with the federal government, by providing at least 40 percent, depending on the state, of reimbursement for expenditures under the state plan. There are several ways Read more about Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations - Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule
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CMS Releases Draft Guidance for the Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to Lower Drug Prices for American Patients

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing draft guidance for public comment on the third cycle of negotiations under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (Negotiation Program). The draft guidance includes policies that will improve the transparency of the Negotiation Read more about CMS Releases Draft Guidance for the Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to Lower Drug Prices for American Patients
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NIH, CMS Partner to Advance Understanding of Autism Through Secure Access to Select Medicare and Medicaid Data

WASHINGTON, DC—MAY 7, 2025—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a landmark partnership to enable NIH to build a real-world data platform enabling advanced research across claims data, electronic medical records, and consumer Read more about NIH, CMS Partner to Advance Understanding of Autism Through Secure Access to Select Medicare and Medicaid Data