August 2015 – Page 15 – medicarereport.org

(Source - KHN Morning Briefing) A whistleblower case in Texas accuses a medical consulting firm and more than two dozen

On Your Side Alert: Protecting your Medicare card from crooks

(By - Gray Hall, www.nbc12.com) If you’re nearing the age of 65, then you probably know you will soon be

(By - Kasia Klimasinska, www.bloomberg.com) The U.S. budget deficit jumped 58 percent in July from a year earlier on higher

(By - John LaMattina, Forbes Contributor) While the high cost of new drugs is worrisome, those responsible for drug benefit

(By - Matthew Herper, Forbes Contributor) In the past, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have been pretty clear

(By - Reenita Das, Forbes Contributor) One of the biggest mega trends impacting the world today is population aging. By

(By - Bruce Japsen, Forbes Contributor) Thanks to expanding health insurance coverage, the number of virtual video consultations between primary

(Source - www.cms.gov) The ICD-10 transition is only 50 days away. Get ready now! To help, CMS is releasing an

(Source - www.healthdatamanagement.com) The Senate last week passed a bill that seeks to protect physicians who refer patients to ambulatory

(By - John Marchica, healthaffairs.org) Accountable care is finally coming to home health. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services