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03/06/2026
Hannah Musick
In a nationally representative Medicare Medication Therapy Management (MTM) cohort, 10.7% of enrollees experienced central nervous system (CNS)-active polypharmacy, yet only about one-third completed a comprehensive medication review,...
In a nationally representative Medicare Medication Therapy Management (MTM) cohort, 10.7% of enrollees experienced central nervous system (CNS)-active polypharmacy, yet only about one-third completed a comprehensive medication review,...
In a nationally representative...
03/06/2026
First Report Managed Care
News
03/03/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the extended the Generating Cost Reductions for U.S. Medicaid (GENEROUS) Model application deadline to April 30, 2026, giving drug manufacturers more time to participate in the...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the extended the Generating Cost Reductions for U.S. Medicaid (GENEROUS) Model application deadline to April 30, 2026, giving drug manufacturers more time to participate in the...
The Centers for Medicare &...
03/03/2026
First Report Managed Care
News
02/13/2026
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
The federal government is on track to spend tens of billions more on Medicare Advantage (MA) than traditional Medicare this year, reigniting concerns that the privatized program’s payment system rewards insurers more for coding intensity than...
The federal government is on track to spend tens of billions more on Medicare Advantage (MA) than traditional Medicare this year, reigniting concerns that the privatized program’s payment system rewards insurers more for coding intensity than...
The federal government is on...
02/13/2026
First Report Managed Care
News
02/02/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A large US Medicaid study finds that co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common among adults with autism and is linked to higher rates of substance use, cardiovascular conditions, and injury, while ADHD medication...
A large US Medicaid study finds that co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common among adults with autism and is linked to higher rates of substance use, cardiovascular conditions, and injury, while ADHD medication...
A large US Medicaid study finds...
02/02/2026
First Report Managed Care
News
01/23/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A national analysis of 2022 commercial claims data suggests that capping payments for routine services at site-neutral Medicare-based rates could save purchasers and patients $10.8 billion annually with only modest effects on hospital margins.
A national analysis of 2022 commercial claims data suggests that capping payments for routine services at site-neutral Medicare-based rates could save purchasers and patients $10.8 billion annually with only modest effects on hospital margins.
A national analysis of 2022...
01/23/2026
First Report Managed Care
News
01/20/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Despite broad Medicare Part D coverage for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)-negotiated drugs, data suggest formulary access is narrowing for non-selected therapies—particularly orphan drugs—raising concerns about patient access as price...
Despite broad Medicare Part D coverage for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)-negotiated drugs, data suggest formulary access is narrowing for non-selected therapies—particularly orphan drugs—raising concerns about patient access as price...
Despite broad Medicare Part D...
01/20/2026
First Report Managed Care
News
12/22/2025
Hannah Musick
Social health platform Pyx Health has launched an AI-driven navigator aimed at helping US Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries comply with new policy requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
Social health platform Pyx Health has launched an AI-driven navigator aimed at helping US Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries comply with new policy requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
Social health platform Pyx...
12/22/2025
First Report Managed Care
News
12/19/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is set to replace the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) REACH model with its longest-ever accountable care demonstration, a 10-year Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) model aimed at...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is set to replace the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) REACH model with its longest-ever accountable care demonstration, a 10-year Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) model aimed at...
The Centers for Medicare &...
12/19/2025
First Report Managed Care
News
12/09/2025
Danielle Sposato
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidance detailing how states should implement major Medicaid reforms included in the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation (Public Law 119-21). These reforms mark some of...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidance detailing how states should implement major Medicaid reforms included in the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation (Public Law 119-21). These reforms mark some of...
The Centers for Medicare &...
12/09/2025
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News
11/18/2025
Juliet Gallagher
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released preliminary guidance to states on implementing new federal limits on Medicaid health care-related taxes and closing financing loopholes. The guidance, stemming from the Working...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released preliminary guidance to states on implementing new federal limits on Medicaid health care-related taxes and closing financing loopholes. The guidance, stemming from the Working...
The Centers for Medicare &...
11/18/2025
First Report Managed Care