As part of a broader effort to modernize the Medicare program through IT and innovation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today announced changes to the way contractors decide which ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized updates to MDS 3.0 technical specifications, item sets, and the RAI User’s Manual for FY2026, effective October 1, 2025. These include ...

Federal regulators sent nursing home operators and their MDS personnel scurrying for favorite reading spots Monday after they released finalized item sets and 450 pages of heavily updated draft ...

CMS has agreed to pay a physical therapy practice $55,000 in a December settlement that’s at the intersection of claims and enrollment, and again runs into the question of how far CMS can go to ...

For medical review purposes, provided/ordered Medicare services must "be authenticated by the author" via a handwritten or electronic signature (i.e., stamp signatures are not acceptable), says the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . On Feb. 22, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the final rule dictating how and for what ...

Understanding the process of filing Medicare claims is essential for beneficiaries to ensure timely reimbursement for covered services and supplies. This article provides an overview of the Medicare ...

As of March 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially repealed federal minimum staffing requirements, handing the reins of staffing enforcement to state agencies and a ...