The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) submitted a regulation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that could upend Medicaid provider tax program financing. The regulation is ...

The proposal threatens states’ ability to fund state supplemental payment programs for Medicaid, which providers rely on as a boost for revenues. Provider taxes have been around in some form since the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released new guidance on provider taxes. CMS issued the preliminary guidance in light of new federal requirements. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut ...

AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional commentary. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule Monday afternoon to “shut down [a] Medicaid loophole” related ...

Nearly all states use taxes levied on providers like hospitals or nursing facilities to help fund their share of Medicaid, according to health policy research firm KFF. The taxes are used to inflate ...

Providers on Wednesday embraced the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ decision to extend the deadline for its mandatory nursing home revalidation program, citing a significant increase in ...

This article is part of a new Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicaid Financing. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the state and ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a major Medicaid financing rule aimed at closing what the agency has described as a long-standing “healthcare-related tax loophole.” ...

The AHA commented March 13 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027.