INSANE: 29 | Vintage Vibes

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 · Aug 3

New blood test to detect colon cancer clears FDA approval

New cases of colorectal cancer and deaths have been rising in younger adults since the mid-2000s

The Independent UK · Aug 3

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 · Aug 3

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 · Aug 3

Michigan Adult Day Care Owner Pleads Guilty to Billing Medicare for Therapy Sessions with Deceased Patients

A Michigan adult day care owner pleaded guilty to $539,000 in false Medicare psychotherapy claims, including billing after beneficiaries had died.

Medical Daily · Aug 3

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 · Aug 3

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 · Aug 3

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 · Aug 3

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.

Benzinga · Aug 3

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.

The Conversation · Aug 3