Medicare primarily operates a fee-for-service (FFS) payment system. This means that healthcare professionals and facilities bill Medicare for each service they provide, with itemized costs appearing ...
Original Medicare primarily operates on a fee-for-service (FFS) system, billing for each service provided. Some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans also use this payment model via private FFS plans.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented prior authorization requirements for certain traditional ...
CMS reports Medicare fee-for-service improper payments at $28.8 billion in fiscal 2025, with a 6.55% improper payment rate, down from 2024.
This article examines major items that Original Medicare medical insurance doesn't cover.
GoodRx reports Medicare covers essential healthcare but omits services like long-term care, dental, and vision, necessitating ...
Medicare Advantage payments are $76 billion above what spending would have been in fee-for-service Medicare in 2026, ...
Policymakers are exploring reforms to address shortcomings of risk adjustment that inflate Medicare Advantage payments and ...