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EpiPen Agreement Protects Medicaid Integrity, Saves Hundreds of Millions of Dollars   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce an agreement with Mylan regarding the classification of EpiPen. Per the agreement, Mylan will reclassify EpiPen as a brand name drug consistent with the Medicaid statute and regulations. In addition, Mylan has agreed to use the Continue reading EpiPen Agreement Protects Medicaid Integrity,  Saves Hundreds of Millions of Dollars→

Data details health care spending for residents by service and major payer Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary (OACT) released state-level health care spending data for the period 1991-2014. The data shows that while most states experienced faster growth in 2014 due to Medicaid expansion and enrollment in Exchange plans, per capita health Continue reading CMS Releases 1991-2014 Health Care Spending by State→

CMS issues two new reports on health insurance enrollment trends Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two reports, the Effectuated Enrollment report and The Health Insurance Exchanges Trends report. These reports show that after selecting a plan on the Exchanges during open season which ended January 31, 2017, less than two months later nearly 2 million Continue reading High Costs, Lack of Affordability Most Common Factors that Lead Consumers to Cancel Health Insurance Coverage→