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A Michigan Hospital Took a Federal Rural Lifeline, Watched ER Volume Fall 13 Percent, and Closed Anyway

Sturgis Hospital's ER volume fell 13 percent after it converted to the federal rural emergency model. Then it closed. What that signals for rural care.

Medical Daily

ACA Enrollment Falls to 19.2 Million as Coverage Drops in Every State but New Mexico

New KFF data show ACA enrollment fell in every state except New Mexico. Here is how coverage loss affects prescriptions, screenings, and re-enrollment options.

Medical Daily

Waiting on a Wheelchair or Home Oxygen? Six Questions to Ask Your Supplier Before Medicare's October Rules Start

New Medicare paperwork rules for wheelchairs, ventilators and oxygen start October 28. Here is what to ask your equipment supplier to avoid delivery delays.

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Medicare Will Require a Documented Doctor Visit Before Delivering Home Ventilators and Most Wheelchairs Starting October 28

CMS added home ventilators, eight wheelchair codes and an oxygen system to Medicare's face-to-face and written order list, effective October 28.

Medical Daily

Medicare Will Start Counting Advantage Patients in Hospital Quality Scores, Closing a Gap That Left Out Half the Program

CMS finalized changes adding Medicare Advantage patients to hospital mortality and readmission measures, which have largely relied on fee-for-service claims.

Medical Daily

FDA Names Its First Company in a Pilot That Lets Some Digital Health Devices Skip Premarket Review

The FDA selected Dexcom as the first participant in its TEMPO pilot, which pairs relaxed premarket review with real-world evidence collection.

Medical Daily

New Federal Rules Put Hospital Malnutrition Screening and Advance Care Planning in the Spotlight

Medicare will require hospitals to report malnutrition screening and advance care planning. Both address gaps that affect recovery and family decisions.

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Medicare Finalizes New Rules for the Hospitals Where Stroke Patients Begin Intensive Recovery

CMS finalized FY 2027 rules for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, tightening when therapy must start and when care teams must meet. What patients should know.

Medical Daily

Sepsis Survivors Are Often Readmitted Within a Month, and Discharge Planning Is Where That Changes

Medicare will start scoring hospitals on 30-day sepsis readmissions. Here is what survivors and caregivers should ask before discharge day.

Medical Daily

Cancer and Long-Term Care Hospitals Will Stop Reporting Staff COVID Vaccination Rates Under a Finalized Medicare Rule

CMS finalized removal of staff COVID vaccination reporting for 11 cancer hospitals and long-term care hospitals, beginning with the FY 2028 program year.

Medical Daily

Hospitals Must Now Name Their Perinatal Quality Collaborative Under a Finalized Medicare Reporting Change

CMS finalized a rule requiring hospitals to name the perinatal quality collaborative they join, starting with FY 2028. What it means for families.

Medical Daily

A New Medicare Rule Changes How Organ Recovery Costs Are Accounted For, with No Projected Effect on Waiting Lists

Medicare finalized changes to how organ procurement organizations account for costs. Here is what it does, and why it is unlikely to change transplant waits.

Medical Daily

Medicaid Recipients Are Beginning to Lose Coverage as Nebraska Becomes First State to Enforce New Federal Work Requirements

States are entering the first phase of implementing new federal Medicaid work requirements, with Nebraska becoming the first state where some beneficiaries are beginning to lose coverage after failing to meet the reporting requirements.

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Trump administration is withholding more than $1B in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota, in latest example of weaponizing real and imagined fraud

The Trump administration announced on July 21, 2026, that it’s withholding US$867 million in federal healthcare funding for California and $200 million for Minnesota – a total of more than $1 billion.

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‘Just cruel’: Medicaid halt in California and Minnesota plunges caregivers and disabled people into uncertainty

Shock and fury as Trump administration holds back Medicaid funding to states over alleged caregiving fraud

Medical Daily

Medicare's 36-Hour Therapy Rule for Inpatient Rehab Isn't New: What CMS Wants to Change

Medicare already requires inpatient rehab therapy within 36 hours. CMS has proposed requiring all therapies to start in that window from October.

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What to Know About Medicare Costs Seniors Should Put on Their 2027 Watchlist Now

If you’re living on a fixed income, even a small increase in healthcare costs can have a noticeable impact on your monthly budget. While the...

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One in Three U.S. Communities Has No Preferred Medicare Pharmacy, and That Gap Changes What Seniors Pay

One in three U.S. ZIP code areas lacks a preferred Medicare pharmacy, a new study finds. Here is how that gap changes what seniors pay.

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'Even Cancer Is Not Enough': Judge Allows Controversial Medicaid Rules To Stand

A federal judge has allowed a Trump administration Medicaid policy requiring terminally ill patients to prove inability to work for exemptions, sparking legal challenges from Democratic states.

Benzinga

Trump Administration Targets 100 ACA Agents Over Fake Enrollments as CMS Warns 35% of Marketplace Signups Could Be Illegitimate

The Trump administration is sending notices of intent to 100 agents affiliated with the Affordable Care Act marketplace who allegedly violated the exchange’s standards of conduct by submitting insurance applications without recipients’ Social Security numbers or other identifying information, according to a report published Thursday by Fox Business.

Medical Daily

Medicare Is Dropping Two Alcohol and Tobacco Measures from Its Quality Program for Psychiatric Hospitals

CMS finalized removal of two substance use measures from inpatient psychiatric quality reporting, changing what these facilities are measured on.

Medical Daily

Medicare Will Stop Requiring Nursing Homes to Report Staff COVID Vaccination Rates

CMS finalized a rule removing two COVID vaccination measures from nursing home quality reporting, changing what families can look up before choosing care.

Medical Daily

A Medicare Prior Authorization Pilot Has Run in Six States Since January Without Most Patients Knowing

A CMS pilot has applied prior authorization to some Original Medicare procedures in six states since January. How to tell if it affected you.

The Independent UK

Older Americans set to see Medicare cost rise after Trump kills subsidy for drug program

Decision to eliminate concession could mean higher monthly insurance premiums for millions of people

Medical Daily

CMS Projects Its Own Medicaid Tax Rule Will Cut Federal Spending by $246 Billion

CMS actuaries estimate its proposed rule limiting Medicaid provider taxes would cut federal spending by $246 billion over ten years.

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