Prosthetic leg users worry about proposed Medicare changes
(By - Brea Love, KCRG-TV9) Medicare cuts could negatively effect current, and future, prosthetic leg users. Lisa Moore’s son Damian
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Month: August 2015
Fact Check Friday: The Truth About Negotiation in Medicare Part D
(By - Allyson Funk, via www.prnewswire.com) Claims that there are no price negotiations currently taking place in Medicare Part D
Read MoreVETERANS VOICE: Benefits, limitations in VA care system
( By - Sandy Britt, For The Leaf-Chronicle) It’s important to know that VA health care is a health care
Read MoreA Milestone Is Reached As CMS Moves Beyond Voluntary Participation
(By - Jackson Williams, healthaffairs.org) The announcement last month from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the
Read More2 East Islip doctors pay over $1M combined to settle Medicare fraud case
(Source - www.dailyjournal.net) Federal prosecutors say two doctors affiliated with a Long Island general practitioner’s office will pay more than
Read MoreMedicare’s voluntary bundled payment program grows, but many providers opt out
(By - Melanie Evans, www.modernhealthcare.com) Medicare’s voluntary test of bundled payments added new contracts in July, but about two-thirds of
Read MoreTransitional care poised to increase impact on health insurance
(By - Heather Caspi, www.healthcaredive.com) Transitional care, a new Medicare billing category as of 2013, is about to see a
Read MoreCMS extends enforcement delay for two-midnight rule
(By - Adam Rubenfire, www.modernhealthcare.com) The CMS has extended its enforcement delay for the controversial two-midnight rule governing short hospital
Read More8 Milestone Ages for Federal Employee Retirement Planning
(By - Jesse Black, www.fedsmith.com) When it comes to preparing for retirement, there are eight ages that every Federal employee
Read MoreNew Medicare program coming for hospice care
(By - Mike Ford, www.claytodayonline.com) As one with an aging parent, Phil Ward has watched his father get older and
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