Medicare and Medicaid Services

Confused medicare and medicaid

RFK JR. grilled on Medicare: What is Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B and Medicaid? What are they?

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services.

Yahoo · 2h

‘Confused medicare and medicaid’: Doctor shares concerns on RFK Jr.

Today is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports and Andrea Mitchell speaks with Dr. Kavita Patel about her concerns about his nomination.

Wall Street Journal · 4h

RFK Jr. Struggles to Answer Questions About Medicare, Medicaid Reform

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R., La.,) about Medicare and Medicaid. When asked about how care for people who are eligible for both federal health programs could be integrated,

Trump, Medicare

Washington Examiner on MSN · 10h

Trump order signals shake-up in drug pricing innovation through Medicare and Medicaid

President Donald Trump’s Day One executive order rescinding Biden-era Medicare and Medicaid price innovation programs signals sweeping changes to the drug and treatment pricing agency within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and perhaps a substantive shake-up in two of the largest federal social welfare programs.

Reuters · 1d

Fact Check: Insulin cap for Medicare unaffected by Trump order on prescription drug costs

A provision about insulin in the Inflation Reduction Act is conflated with a 2022 executive order by former President Joe Biden on lowering prescription drug costs in posts online that suggest President Donald Trump has canceled the $35 insulin co-pay cap for certain Medicare programs.

Morning Rush (Video) on MSN · 23h

Trump Rescinds Biden Order on Drug Costs: Impact Explained

Amidst political shifts, President Trump revoked a Biden-era directive aimed at reducing prescription drug costs, raising questions about future policies. Under Biden's order, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was tasked with exploring ways to cut medication expenses for Medicare and Medicaid,

Medicaid Portals Down

The New York Times · 22h

Payment System That Provides Medicaid Funding to States Stops Working, Officials Say

The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty for patients, doctors, hospitals and others.

USA Today · 1d

Why is the Medicaid website portal down? Are payments affected?

The Medicaid website portal was down on Tuesday afternoon, but payments have not been affected, according to the White House. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) posted on X, formerly Twitter, that all 50 states are experiencing an outage to Medicaid portal.

Newsweek on MSN · 23h

Medicaid Portals Down After Donald Trump Funding Freeze

After President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans, Medicaid's portals went down Tuesday afternoon, causing recipients to panic about their health insurance coverage. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the Medicaid outage Tuesday on X,

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Medicare Change Backed by 20,000 People in New Letters

New letters urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand Medicare and Medicaid to include FDA-approved ...

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BREAKING: Kennedy’s Medicaid inexperience, cuts would ‘shutter’ nursing homes, senator warns in hearing

The ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday warned that Medicaid cuts managed by an inexperienced HHS leader ...

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Medicare’s 60-Day Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized significant updates to the Medicare 60-Day Rule, which governs ...

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Medicaid payment systems back online after outage

The outage came after the Trump administration on Monday ordered a sweeping pause on federal spending. States and lawmakers ...

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Medicare and Medicaid To Change Under Republican Proposals: What To Know

Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related ...

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Two Major Updates to Pennsylvania Medicare Set-Aside Rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced two significant updates to Workers’ Compensation ...

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