White House says new Medicare policies will cut senior costs by over $1 billion
Briefing by News4U · First published
Today the White House said on X that new Medicare policies will lower costs by more than $1 billion for seniors next year, calling the measures effective policy to help the American people where they need it most. Earlier today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on X it released a rule to expand outpatient surgery options, lower out-of-pocket costs for imaging services and 340B drugs, strengthen oversight of select services, and update 2027 payment rates for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers. [1] [2]
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- @whitehouse (X): New Medicare policies will lower costs by more than $1 BILLION for seniors next year.
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- @cmsgov (X): CMS released a rule to expand outpatient surgery options, lower out-of-pocket costs for imaging services and 340B drugs, and strengthen over
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