A proposed rule issued July 8 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would update payment policies and payment rates for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule ...

A chronic condition is a physical or mental health condition that lasts more than one year and causes functional restrictions or requires ongoing monitoring or treatment. Chronic diseases are among ...

Chronic care is health care that addresses long-term or preexisting illnesses. Simply put, those are diseases or conditions that last a year or more and require ongoing medical care or limit the ...

Chronic care management (CCM) refers to a Medicare care plan that can help direct a person’s healthcare. It lists information about the individual’s health and also explains the care they require.

Mental health is often viewed as its own category when thinking about patient care; however, mental health and physical health are intricately linked. And as a practicing endocrinologist, I see ...

FORT WORTH, TX - March 23, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Chronic wound management is undergoing a steady transformation, ...

Chronic diseases kill over 1.7 million Americans each year, making them the country’s leading cause of death. This number only continues to go up, and it’s clear that today’s sick-care model isn’t ...

The authors present findings of a randomized evaluation of Medicaid patients at an academic medical center, which found that intensive care management was associated with reduced total medical expense ...

Humana Inc. on Tuesday announced that it will acquire acute care management company SeniorBridge, as the national insurer and provider of Medicare plans looks to strengthen its care management ...

Inpatient care for children with complex health issues has grown significantly more intensive over the past 20 years, according to a study published Dec. 2 in JAMA Network Open. A national group of ...

A company with a long history of providing medical supplies for chronic conditions is expanding its business into monitoring and coaching services for diabetes patients. CCS, which now includes CCS ...