The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed new regulations for 2027, aimed at lowering health care costs and expanding consumer choice. They also aim to protect taxpayers with a ...

At the end of January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent shockwaves through the healthcare industry when it proposed a substantially smaller-than-expected increase in the rate ...

Quality data is critical to informing public health actions. That’s why every day, state and local health departments analyze and use health system data to protect and promote community health. They ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a proposal outlining 2027 payment and policy updates to Medicare Advantage (otherwise known as Medicare Part C), a private‑plan ...

CMS proposes a 0.09% payment increase for MA and Part D, raising concerns about cost implications for insurers and beneficiaries. The proposal aims to improve payment accuracy and risk adjustment, ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no longer will require states to report childhood and adolescent immunization statuses as it explores “alternative immunization measures.” In a Dec ...

States are no longer required to report on the immunization status of children and pregnant people, according to a Dec. 30 letter from CMS to state health officials. For 2026, CMS removed four ...

CMS has been trying to scale value-based care for decades with mixed results — but the agency’s newly announced ACCESS model could represent a more meaningful step toward aligning payment with ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education on Tuesday extended the contract of Superintendent Crystal Hill and approved a raise of ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing enhancements to the Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings program. Beginning in the 2027 measurement year, CMS proposes to remove ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...