CMS calls back furloughed employees to help with Medicare, ACA enrollment periods

Roughly 3,000 employees are coming back to work on Monday, funded by user fees as the shutdown drags into its fourth week.
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Furloughed CMS Workers Will Return to Manage Medicare, ACA Open Enrollment

Though CMS didn't specify for how long the employees will return, the open enrollment period for Medicare runs between Oct.

U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments

An estimated 3,000 employees seem to be affected. The federal agency said the return to work would occur Monday, with the ...
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A CMS about-face on Medicare payments, and a STAT Summit recap

This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Guys, last week was so great. I ...
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CMS Suspends Most Medicare Certification Activity During Government Shutdown

Key Takeaways CMS has paused most certification and survey activities during the government shutdown. Key functions like processing initial certification and change of ownership (CHOW) applications, ...

Some furloughed workers will return to manage health insurance open enrollment as shutdown drags on

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will temporarily bring all its furloughed employees back to work ...

Medicare to bring back thousands of workers for open-enrollment season — despite government shutdown

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has had some technical difficulties during the government shutdown.

Your Medicare Coverage Will Continue During the Shutdown--But Some Services May Not

There's some good news on that front: Certain government agencies operate on a permanent funding basis and should continue to operate pretty much as they always do, even during a protracted shutdown.
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Inside the sterile frontier – new issue of Medical Technology out now

The evolving role of AI and robotics in hospital sterilisation processes, the CMS's data sharing initiative concerns, and ...
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Prescription drug coverage options are shrinking for Medicare shoppers

Some might also consider switching to Medicare Advantage plans with prescription coverage. But those plans can have more ...

The $14,000 mistake retirees make during open enrollment

Medicare's "dirty little secrets" - the hidden costs, coverage gaps and commission conflicts that could cost retirees ...

Medicare enrollment opens as study gives Missouri, Kansas below-average scores

In addition, top-ranked states had low Medicare program spending per person, which helped keep costs down for beneficiaries who often are charged a percentage of what Medicare pays. In Kansas, average ...