By Deepan Vashi – Rebranding of the Health Equity Index reward brings new opportunities and challenges to Star ratings program. The name change reflects the agency’s “goal of ensuring exceptional care for all enrollees,” according to the CMS April 2025 capitation rate announcement.
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By Mary Griskewicz – Enforcement of information blocking has moved from concept to practice. On September 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services press release signaled an active enforcement posture and directed more resources to curb practices that interfere with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information.
By Russell Teague – Rural care in America just got a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and a stress test. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion, five-year initiative aimed at helping states reimagine rural care delivery.
By Steven Posnack and Sean Fry – Individuals seeking government benefits such as Social Security Disability Insurance spend a lot of time waiting. In particular, the Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates it takes over 200 days for an initial disability claim to be processed.
By Chelsea Richwine and Wes Barker – New data is now available for public use that helps inform the history and current state of the certified health IT market. We explore that in this blog post, which is part of our new Digital Dividends blog series.
The American Medical Association announced the release of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2026 code set adding 288 new codes designating the latest advances in medical, surgical, and diagnostic services available to patients.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled details on how states can apply to receive funding from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program created under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act to strengthen health care across rural America.
Thanks to years of American Medical Association advocacy, physician practices will soon benefit from long-overdue federal reforms that make sharing patient data faster, easier, and more complete—without extra logins, endless clicking, or expensive add-ons.