1+ week, 1+ day ago   (227+ words) The program's long-range actuarial deficit worsened to 4.42 percent of taxable payroll in 2026, up from 3.82 percent the prior year. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act reduced the program's actuarial balance by an estimated 0.16 percent of payroll. The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (219+ words) Medicare payment systems operate on different rulemaking schedules depending on the type of provider or service. Members of Congress and committees are frequently contacted by provider and beneficiary groups about Medicare fee-for-service payment rules, and Medicare rulemaking must comply with…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Pikeville Medical Center Inc. filed a new lobbying registration on Aug. 13, 2026, marking the Kentucky hospital's entry into federal advocacy. The hospital is now lobbying on broad health issues through Dennis Cardoza Consulting Services LLC. Kentucky faces a $12.3 billion loss in rural…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (406+ words) Legis1 Cadence Solutions Hires Mercury to Fight Medicare Restrictions Cadence Solutions Inc., a remote patient monitoring vendor, has hired Mercury Public Affairs LLC to lobby on health issues. The company is directly dependent on Medicare reimbursement policy for Remote Patient Monitoring…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (284+ words) The insolvency projection applies specifically to Medicare Part A, which covers inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care and certain home health services. Parts B and D are financed primarily through general revenues and beneficiary premiums and therefore…...