Below are a few of the Social Security forms used for Medicare: (Don’t forget to write on the top of specific forms CMS-L546, CMS-40-B and SSA-44, “Special Enrollment Period” when turning ...

This changed during the first Trump administration, which encouraged state Medicaid agencies to test work requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved 11 state proposals ...

WASHINGTON — Former Trump administration health policy aide Abe Sutton is incoming President Trump’s likely pick to lead the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, two sources familiar ...

President-elect Donald Trump appears poised to tap a trio of health policy experts to serve as top deputies to Mehmet Oz, his pick to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

CMS is facing renewed pushback from doctors who say insurers are getting preferential treatment. With Medicare Advantage plans set to receive a 4.33% payment increase from 2025 to 2026 ...

Josh Archambault, a senior fellow with the conservative Cicero Institute, said he hopes the Trump administration holds states accountable for overpaying providers and enrolling people in Medicaid who ...

If you have had 2 or more employers since turning 65, have a CMS-L564 form signed by each employer to turn into Social Security when applying for Medicare Part B. • CMS-40B-Application for ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2026 plans to raise payments to Medicare Advantage plans by 4.3% in 2026. CMS has issued an advance notice of policy changes for Medicare ...

Previously, CMS Administrator Chicquita Brooks-LaSure reflected on her tenure and leaders of the Medicare program offered their thoughts. Today, leaders of the Medicaid program speak. Articles ...