HHS – Page 4 – medicarereport.org

A trusted source for Medicare news and education from the AMAC Foundation.

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance HHS HRAs/HSAs Legislative Update Medicare - General Nursing Homes Part D/Prescription Drugs PBM’s

Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill

(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 20, 2025) On May 18, the House Budget Committee advanced a budget

Eileen Cook May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 ACA, CMS, Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HSAs, medicare, Nursing Homes, Older Adults

CMS HHS

DOGE has access to 19 HHS systems: Report

(By: Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency has access to sensitive information in

Eileen Cook April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 CMS, DOGE, HHS

Aging HHS Medicaid

5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for Adults with Chronic Conditions

(By Heather Saunders, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 10, 2025) Chronic conditions (also

Eileen Cook April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 HHS, Medicaid, Older Adults

CMS HHS Illegal Activities Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Medicare Program Integrity and Efforts to Root Out Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse

(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 31, 2025) Medicare, the federal

Eileen Cook April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 CMS, HHS, Improper Payments, medicare, Medicare Fraud

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicare - General

What to Know About How Medicare Pays Physicians

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 24, 2025) More than 67

Eileen Cook March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Physician Fee Schedule

DHS -OIG HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Medicare Part D Spending for 10 Selected Diabetes Drugs Totaled $35.8 Billion in 2023, an Increase of 364 Percent From 2019

(Source oig.hhs.gov) There has been a substantial increase in the use of certain diabetes drugs in recent years. Certain diabetes

Eileen Cook February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 CMS, DHS-OIG, Diabetes Drugs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Medicare Part D

Health Care - General HHS Legislative Update

White House forms ‘Make America Healthy Again’ commission

(By Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review ) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating the Make America

Eileen Cook February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 HHS, Make America Healthy Again

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Legislative Update Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

FAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 23, 2025) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),

Eileen Cook January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D

FDA Health Care - General HHS Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?

(By Rakesh Singh for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 21, 2025) With President Trump now in office, his cabinet

Eileen Cook January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D

CMS Health Care Finance HHS Medicare - General

How Many Physicians Have Opted Out of the Medicare Program?

(By Alex Cottrill, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 17, 2025) Medicare provides health

Eileen Cook January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Older Adults, Opted Out, Physicians