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DALLAS — I know for some people, Medicare open enrollment time (which is happening now) can seem like a dreaded medical procedure: You know you need to get it done, but you don’t really want to do it.

The federal government is moving forward with a long-planned effort to eliminate a list of medical procedures limited to inpatient facilities, per a 2026 hospital payment rule finalized Friday. The ...

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Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. Medicare on Friday followed through with its earlier proposal to reduce payment for surgeries, ...

[This is Part 2 of the post, “Any Medical Procedure Can Traumatize Your Child.”] As covered in Part 1, any medical procedure runs the risk of becoming traumatic based on a child’s emotional experience ...

A plan to phase out a list of procedures that can be performed only on an inpatient basis has major implications for skilled nursing coverage post-surgery, a major aging services advocacy group is ...

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the launch of a program that will require individuals on Medicare to obtain prior approval from the federal health insurance ...

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...

Cardiology is rapidly shifting to the outpatient setting, with CMS’ proposed 2026 payment rule adding more than 200 ASC-eligible procedures and paving the way for wider adoption of high-acuity cardiac ...