Continuing to use fee-for-service care for Medicaid and dual-eligible recipients could cost the federal government upwards of $4.4 trillion over the next 10 years, according to a UnitedHealth Group ...

It’s March, which means one thing for sports fans: the madness of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. However, to folks in the regulatory world, it also means something else too: the ...

CMS filed a proposal July 11 to eliminate a rule that requires state Medicaid plans to record their fee-for-service payments. The proposal, signed by HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator ...

Medicare primarily operates a fee-for-service (FFS) payment system. This means that healthcare professionals and facilities bill Medicare for each service they provide, with itemized costs appearing ...

Original Medicare primarily operates on a fee-for-service (FFS) system, billing for each service provided. Some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans also use this payment model via private FFS plans.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be implementing prior authorization requirements for certain traditional fee-for-service Medicare services in six states, ...

Models that provide hybrid payments to primary care practices without adding financial risk are effective at supporting the ...