The Latest Breaking News from CMS

A new benefit aimed at helping treat opioid use disorder can be hard to access for those who use Medicare Advantage plans, advocates say.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against five persons in a case linked to the radicalization and recruitment of innocent youth into the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Read on for details:

A KHN investigation found when some Medicare Advantage plans got a rare federal audit, they couldn't produce billing records for care they said they'd provided. Some blamed fire, flood — or doctors.

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas nurse and self-described pagan has sued the hospital that fired her after it rejected her request for a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

For the staff at the Senior Recovery Center in Maplewood, Minnesota, helping older adults overcome substance use disorders is a calling, said Christine Martinek, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor there.

The event in January will feature a keynote speech, panel discussion and Q&A session

The FDA will soon decide whether to approve Eisai's experimental drug lecanemab.

Only 6 percent of Medicare beneficiaries 65 and up reporting alcohol or substance use disorder received treatment, according to research.

Twenty-two attorneys general filed a petition on November 17, 2022, requesting the Biden administration to repeal the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule on November 5, 2021, requiring healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The interim rule…