Additional updates and changes Beyond the notification process, the update also includes references to new CMS materials and updates the name of a form from HCFA-1739 to CMS-1739.

Absorb First Time Users: If you have not registered with the Absorb training platform, you will need to request an enrollment key via email to Gainwell Technologies with a National Provider Identifier ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it will not be finalizing a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would have allowed Medicare and Medicaid ...

Medicare already covers drugs that are also widely used for weight loss, like Ozempic and Mounjaro, when they are prescribed by doctors for other reasons like managing diabetes.

The previous administration attempted to have Medicare Part D and Medicaid cover anti-obesity drugs under the Contract Year 2026 MA and Part D rule, which would have substantially increased access ...

Oz’s pledge to go after Medicare Advantage is a blow to the insurance industry; Oz had at times been paid to promote Medicare Advantage on his television show, and in 2020, he wrote an op-ed ...

A good starting point for consideration of Medicare governance and structure is with the rationale for HCFA. Spending $360 billion in 2000, HCFA is already one of the federal government's largest ...

According to CMS data, Medicare Part D spending on Ozempic was more than $4.6 billion in 2022. Ozempic has become emblematic of the explosive enthusiasm for GLP-1 medications in the U.S. Danish ...