A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services bulletin reviews the anticipated end dates for certain COVID-19-related Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance coverage flexibilities. Due to the May 11 end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, for example, Medicaid and CHIP coverage of COVID-19 vaccines, testing and treatments without cost-sharing and the 100% federal medical assistance percentage for COVID-19 vaccines and their administration will end Sept. 30, 2024.

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The AHA April 23 released a blog responding to a report issued April 22 by Paragon Health Institute. The blog highlights how the report relies on a long list…
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In think‑tank reports, like the one released this week by Paragon Health Institute, hospitals are often reduced to abstractions — payment rates, charts,…
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, M.D., and CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of Medicaid and CHIP Dan Brillman sat…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services April 8 issued guidance on implementing a provision within the reconciliation bill passed in July 2025 regarding…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 2 announced the release of new data on health care utilization and prices at the provider and service…
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An American Heart Association study published March 25 found that children born to mothers with premature placental separation could be at higher risk of heart…