The Latest Breaking News from CMS

5 Lab Services Billed Separately Instead of Bundled

If you’ve noticed a new, separate line item on your medical bill for a simple blood draw or “specimen collection,” you aren’t imagining things. As...

Saving Advice · Jan 3

7 Medicare Appeals That Take Longer to Process in the First Quarter

If you’re waiting for a decision on a medical claim this winter, you might feel like your paperwork has disappeared into a black hole. While...

Saving Advice · Jan 3

Turning 65 This Year? 7 Medical Costs Medicare Won’t Cover After Enrollment Starts

Turning 65 in 2026 is a major financial milestone, often viewed as the moment you finally escape the high premiums of the private insurance market....

Saving Advice · Jan 3

Basic Medicaid info can be shared with ICE, judge says

The categories of data the judge said could be shared are limited.

Axios · Dec 30, 2025

Texas gets largest share of reconciliation law’s rural health fund - Roll Call

States could lose money through a “rescoring” process if they don’t follow through on certain initiatives, CMS Administrator Oz says.

Roll Call · Dec 30, 2025

Gender-affirming care rules create legal quagmire, critics say - Roll Call

Proposals that would sharply limit pediatric gender-affirming care could face host of legal challenges, lawyers and civil rights groups say.

Roll Call · Dec 29, 2025

States eager for final decisions on $50B health care fund - Roll Call

States are expecting clarity within days for a key feature of Republicans’ signature budget law — a $50 billion rural health care fund.

Roll Call · Dec 24, 2025

Trump Administration Targets Hospitals To Ban Transgender Care for Minors

The Trump administration proposes regulations stripping Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors nationwide.

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2025

Trump green-lights these "no charge" marijuana products for Medicare enrollees

Marijuana use among older adults in the U.S. is growing fast.

Axios · Dec 18, 2025

Is CMS Energy Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

While CMS Energy has lagged behind the S&P 500 Index over the past year, analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Barchart · Dec 11, 2025