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SHIP Funding Expires 2027: Medicare Counseling at Risk
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (266+ words) Congress faces a critical deadline on Medicare counseling services for seniors. The mandatory funding that powers the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) expires on December 31, 2027, halfway through the current five-year state grant cycle. Without congressional action before that date,…...
Bipartisan Medicare Bill Unites Congress
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (486+ words) In a moment when Congress rarely agrees on anything, a Medicare reform bill has brought Republicans and Democrats together. House Resolution 9693, introduced just last month, has drawn support from 14 Republicans and 13 Democrats, a striking show of unity on healthcare policy…...
Medicare Part B Drug Costs Surge, Congress Acts
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (293+ words) A new Congressional Research Service report lays bare the explosive growth in Medicare Part B drug spending and the competing political forces now fighting over who controls the fix. A newly updated Congressional Research Service report on Medicare Part B…...
Site-Neutral Medicare Payments Save $170B
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (386+ words) Expanding Medicare's site-neutral payment policy could save the federal government more than $170 billion over a decade, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. It comes as Congress is actively hunting for ways to offset the cost of sweeping tax…...
Medicare Overhaul Bill Advances, Expands Coverage
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (147+ words) Two of the most consequential bills on the docket address longstanding instability in how Medicare pays doctors and other providers. Both bills have drawn support from committee members including Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL), Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Rep. Brian…...
Medicare Payment Crisis Threatens Seniors' Care Access
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (585+ words) The stakes extend beyond physician incomes. How Congress structures Medicare reimbursement determines whether doctors continue to accept Medicare patients, which specialists remain financially viable, and whether value-based care models actually work in practice. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act included…...
CRS Maps Medicare Payment Rule Calendar
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (701+ words) The Congressional Research Service has quietly updated one of its most practical reference documents: a comprehensive guide to finding Medicare FFS payment rules, the sprawling set of regulations that govern how the federal government reimburses hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, and…...