Angela Palo is COO of Pinnacle Financial Services, a leading National Medicare Brokerage, and member of the NABIP Medicare FMO Council. For several years, I was the compliance officer at my agency. It ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday released updated guidance for nursing home surveyors as part of the Phase 2 and 3 Requirements of Participation. Among key topics addressed ...

Hospitals are choosing to co-locate with other hospitals or healthcare entities as they look for ways to become more efficient and develop new care delivery models. AHA has argued that space sharing ...

David Wright, CMS director of quality, safety and oversight. (Photo: CMS) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday issued “significant revisions” to its long-term care surveyor guidance, ...

Republicans in Congress cut state-directed Medicaid payments as a part of larger efforts to stamp out what they perceive as fraud, waste and abuse in the safety-net insurance program. The financing ...

While inflation is pushing up prices for almost everything else, Medicare is about to be less expensive. Medicare Part B premiums will go down for 2023, according to the Centers for Medicare & ...

CMS extensively covers ICD-10 implementation testing scenarios in its “ICD-10 Implementation Guide for Small and Medium Practices,” according to an ICD-10 Watch report. Prior to testing, study your ...