News & Updates

United States of Care Responds to 2026 Notice of Benefit & Payment Parameters (NBPP)

Last week, United States of Care (USofCare) submitted comments [link to PDF of comments] in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) proposed rule for 2026, which outlines the rules and regulations for health care plans offered on the Affordable…

United States of Care Statement: Final 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule & Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rules Incorporate USofCare Priorities and Promotes Health Equity

On Friday, November 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rules. Taken together, both final rules will expand people’s access to affordable, equitable coverage while also moving provider payment closer toward a system grounded…

United States of Care Joins 34 other Health Advocacy and Public Health Organizations in an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court in Support of Cost-Free Coverage of Preventive Services

United States of Care Responds to 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

On September 9, 2024, United States of Care (USofC) submitted its response to the proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled “CY 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements;…

United States of Care Responds to Senators Whitehouse and Cassidy’s Request for Information on Primary Care

On July 15, 2024, United States of Care (USofCare) submitted a response to a Request for Information (RFI) from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) regarding primary care and the proposed Pay PCPs Act.  The Pay PCPs Act and other federal proposals represent an opportunity for the…