The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed several updates to the ACO REACH program in 2026, though the model's long-term future remains unclear. The CMS said it is making changes to the model based on preliminary data on 2023 performance, which found that standard accountable care organizations saved $197.5 million in aggregate that year. New entrant ACOs, meanwhile, generated $36.8 million in aggregate savings, reducing gross spending at higher rates that standard organizations.
A new analysis published days after the U.S. House of Representatives passed its bill to enable the 2026 federal budget, has found a far higher estimate—15.7 million people— of the number of Americans who could lose health insurance coverage if the bill passed by the House of Representatives on May 22 were enacted into law.
A seismic shift is underway in consumer health, one that lets people move from passive recipients to active stewards of their well-being. For the first time, AI lets individuals decode their own diagnostics—from blood panels to genetic data and wearable metrics—unlocking personalized insights once walled off inside clinical silos. The result: truly actionable meaning from raw metrics—a data compass each person can use to steer lifelong wellness.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will expand its team of medical coders and increase the number of audits conducted against Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, the agency announced May 21. All MA contracts will be audited to complete an unfinished backlog dating back to payment year 2018. The agency will increase its volume of audits per year to identify and collect federal overpayments.
A vital broadband services program for rural healthcare providers could be at risk if the Supreme Court decides it violates constitutional requirements. Supreme Court justices are expected to issue its ruling in June of this year on whether the Federal Communications Commission overstepped its authority in allowing the Universal Service Fund (USF) to subsidize these services for rural hospitals and other healthcare facilities, schools, libraries, and low-income individuals.
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