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11.07.24

CMS and CFPB Issue Joint Statement on Federal Efforts to Protect Low-Income Medicare Enrollees

On October 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a joint statement reiterating federal requirements aimed to “protect Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries [QMBs] from improper bills.”


07.17.24

Biden Administration Launches Dementia Care Model

The CMS Innovation Center has officially launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, in which 390 participating academic medical systems, small group practices and clinics, hospice agencies, community-based organizations, and other health care providers will develop Dementia ...


04.22.24

CMS Restricts Marketing Companies From Sharing Medicare Beneficiary Data

Half of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.


02.06.24

Palliative Care Reimbursement, Innovation and Reform

The term “palliative care” is often used by doctors and other health care professionals during a serious illness or toward the end of life.


10.05.23

Understanding the New CMMI GUIDE Model

The CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is launching a new Alternative Payment Model (APM) focused on Dementia Care: The GUIDE model. It will launch in July 2024 and run for eight years.