The agency showcased dozens of tools Thursday, about 8 months after the CMS first announced the initiative that aims to ease ...

Care Compare aims to give Medicare patients and family caregivers a user-friendly online tool to make informed decisions about healthcare based on location, cost, quality of care, volume of services, ...

Procedure Price Lookup provides Medicare patients with price differences for some surgical procedures in hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center care venues. The Centers for Medicare & ...

On Thursday, Trump administration officials unveiled the first wave of health tech tools as part of a push to make medical ...

The scorecard aligns with CMS' stated goal of avoiding micromanaging state Medicaid programs and instead holding states accountable for outcomes. It's also the latest push from the agency in a string ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has broadened the scope of the Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool, which was first launched three years ago to give insights into Medicare Part D prescribing ...

CMS recently announced it is developing a suite of resources to support states in implementing the Medicaid work requirement ...

CMS in October will launch three new Web-based tools designed to help Medicare beneficiaries choose a prescription drug plan, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said Tuesday, CQ HealthBeat reports. Speaking ...

CMS updated its Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool to give users a more in-depth look at opioid prescribing rates across the U.S., the agency announced Feb. 22. 1. CMS launched the tool in 2015, which ...

Several plans under California’s new cost-saving Medicaid initiative have started using a new tool that’s pushing to create new pathways to transition residents away from skilled nursing facilities ...

The federal government recently redesigned a digital tool that helps seniors navigate complicated Medicare choices, but consumer advocates say it’s malfunctioning with alarming frequency, offering ...

Navigating your way through Medicare is no small feat. The government says its online Medicare Plan Finder tool is “designed to help people view and compare the Medicare health and drug plans ...