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Medicare Oral Health Coalition Applauds “Medically Necessary” Dental Coverage in Final 2023 MPFS

In this statement, the Medicare Oral Health Coalition applauds the inclusion of payment for “medically necessary” dental treatment in the final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This is an imp...

Nearly 150 Organizations Sign Comments to Support Streamlining Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment

Families USA and Community Catalyst, along with nearly 150 state and national level organizations, submitted comments in support of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed regulation t...

Families USA Letter Urges Congress to Take on Hospital Prices

Building on the recent successes led by Congress in securing Medicare negotiation of prescription drugs and ending surprise medical bills, Families USA is urging policymakers to take on the next front...

Consumers First Submits Comments Letter To CMS On FY2023 Outpatient Hospital Payment Rule On Site Neutrality, Ownership And Price Transparency

Consumers First submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the CY 2023 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which sets the payment rates for how m...

Comments on “Medically Necessary” Dental Coverage in Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Without Medicare dental coverage, millions of older adults and people with disabilities cannot afford the care they need to get and stay healthy. In this year’s Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS...

Consumers First Submits Comments To CMS ON CY2023 Physician Payment Rule Supporting Improvements To The Medicare Shared Savings Program And Laying Out Vision For Telehealth Payment And Delivery Beyond The Pandemic

Consumers First submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule which sets the payment rates for how most physicians a...

Request for Information on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care

Families USA submitted comments for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health's Request for Information (RFI) on how to strengthen primary health ca...

Medicare Oral Health Coalition Applauds CMS’ Inclusion of “Medically Necessary” Dental in Proposed 2023 MPFS

In this statement, the Medicare Oral Health Coalition applauds the inclusion of “medically necessary” Medicare dental coverage in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. We are thr...

Consumers First Comment Letter To The Federal Government On The Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

Consumers First is an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, employers, labor unions, and primary care working to change the fundamental economic incentives and design of the health...

Families USA’s Comments on “Affordability of Coverage for Family Members of Employee” (the so-called “family glitch”)

Families USA commented in support of a proposed federal rule to fix the so-called "family glitch." Under current rules, employer-sponsored coverage is considered affordable to a family based on the em...