WASHINGTON, June 26-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 provided the resources to establish the Medicaid Integrity Program (MIP), the first national strategy in the 40-year history of the Medicaid program to promote the ...

Medicaid, the federal and state program that provides health coverage to low-income and elderly adults, children, pregnant women and people with disabilities, is countercyclical by nature. During an ...

Since our nation’s founding, Americans have valued hard work and self-sufficiency. With near record-low unemployment and seven million open jobs, the American Dream has never been more attainable. So ...

* * * Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (CMS-2434-P) The Centers for Medicare & ...

Medicaid is the joint federal-state health insurance program that provides medical coverage to almost five million low-income, elderly, disabled Floridians and children. Although the federal ...

As Medicaid spending continues to increase, the CMS hopes focusing on flexbility, accountability and the integrity of managed care plans will help slow that growth, an agency official said Wednesday.

The state's Department of Human Services says this move will “strengthen the integrity of Minnesota’s Medicaid programs and services." ...

Nearly 500 Medicaid audits are under way in 17 states, and the program will roll out to the entire country through the end of the year, according to CMS representatives who spoke on the Medicaid ...